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Dr. Lixin Zhang, MD, PhD

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Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease) and Sleep Medicine

Weifang Medical University

Professional interests include: vertigo, head injury, epilepsy, and more.

3980 Sheridan Drive Suite 200
Amherst, NY 14226

(716) 250-2000

Dr. Lixin Zhang, MD, PhD is a neurologist in Amherst, NY specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease) and sleep medicine. He graduated from Weifang Medical University. Dr. Lixin Zhang, MD, PhD is affiliated with Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, Catholic Health System, Kaleida Health, Dent Neurologic Institute and DENT NEUROLOGIC GROUP LLP.

Office Locations

Address:

3980 Sheridan Drive Suite 200
Amherst, NY 14226

Address:

565 Abbott Road
Buffalo, NY 14220

Some issues Dr. Lixin Zhang, MD, PhD can help you with:

Sleep Study

A sleep study reveals important insights about a patient's sleep patterns by measuring brain activity, breathing, and movement. There are five types of sleep studies: a polysomnogram, titration sleep study, split night sleep study, multiple sleep latency test, and at-home sleep study. Sleep studies may help identify conditions such as:

Insomnia
Sleep apnea
Restless legs syndrome
Sleep walking
REM sleep behavior disorder
Narcolepsy

The most widely performed sleep test is the traditional polysomnogram (PSG). This test is typically used to determine whether patients have sleep apnea (lapses in breathing while asleep). Polysomnograms are conducted overnight in a specialized sleep clinic or sleep center, where a patient enters the sleep center and is assigned to a room with a bed, medical equipment, and monitoring system. An overnight sleep technician attaches electrodes to the patient's head, chest, and legs. This application process lasts for around an hour. A sleep technician watches and evaluates the patient as they sleep. Objects such as a comfortable pillow from home, toiletries, and small personal items may be helpful in easing patients into sleep in unfamiliar surroundings.

Patients receive their physician-interpreted sleep study results within a few weeks of the test. If sleep apnea is detected, patients may be asked to return for a titration sleep study. A titration study involves the same procedures and electrode placement of a polysomnogram, but also includes a mask attached to a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine. The CPAP machine brings pressurized air to the patient. The technician may monitor and adjust the CPAP's air pressure throughout the night. The purpose of a titration study is to determine the appropriate air pressure for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (blocked upper airway).

A split night study combines the polysomnogram and titration sleep studies into two sessions on the same night. Split night studies enable patients to complete both studies quickly instead of waiting weeks in between tests and may expedite the interpretation of results and treatment.

Multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) measures how fast someone is able to fall asleep. Unlike other sleep tests, this test is performed during the day. It may take place after an overnight sleep study. The MSLT test monitors napping and potential for daytime sleepiness and exhaustion.

At-home sleep tests are fully conducted by patients in their own homes. Patients attach fewer electrodes, a breathing sensor, a microphone, and a data collection device to themselves and sleep in their own beds. The following morning, patients gather the data collection device and return it to their medical providers. While at-home sleep tests are convenient, they are not recommended for patients with severe sleep problems. At-home sleep tests are less precise than clinical tests and do not measure brain activity.

Sleep studies are essential to helping patients receive accurate sleep disorder diagnoses and proper treatment. A sleep study can be the first step towards higher quality sleep and physical health.

airway management	39
ambulatory monitoring	62
blood draw	183
cardiac procedures	28
doctor visit	1748
electroencephalography (EEG)	145
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
lab tests	160
sleep study	70

**Gender**
Male	453
Female	604

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	883
Black	107
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	319
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	90
Less than 65	428

airway management	40
ambulatory monitoring	48
blood draw	152
cardiac procedures	16
doctor visit	1264
ear procedures	19
electroencephalography (EEG)	134
lab tests	132
sleep study	68

**Gender**
Male	381
Female	498

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	742
Black	84
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	93
Less than 65	324

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

airway management	45
ambulatory monitoring	73
cardiac procedures	28
doctor visit	1471
electroencephalography (EEG)	133
hospital care	13
injections	22
inpatient care	13
nerve block	21
pain management	22
sleep study	76

**Gender**
Male	828
Female	1062

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1562
Black	202
Hispanic	68
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	590
From 75 to 84	416
85 and over	178
Less than 65	706

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

**Gender**
Male	457
Female	669

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	921
Black	114
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	352
From 75 to 84	225
85 and over	87
Less than 65	462

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

airway management	41
ambulatory monitoring	64
cardiac procedures	26
doctor visit	1299
electroencephalography (EEG)	142
injections	79
nerve block	158
pain management	79
sleep study	85

**Gender**
Male	385
Female	573

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	777
Black	103
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	306
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	79
Less than 65	398

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

airway management	30
ambulatory monitoring	59
cardiac procedures	21
doctor visit	995
electroencephalography (EEG)	125
injections	64
nerve block	130
pain management	64
preventive care	255
sleep study	80

**Gender**
Male	380
Female	529

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	733
Black	104
Hispanic	31
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	273
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	82
Less than 65	366

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

airway management	36
ambulatory monitoring	53
cardiac procedures	19
doctor visit	546
electroencephalography (EEG)	140
injections	56
nerve block	112
pain management	56
preventive care	604
sleep study	81

**Gender**
Male	280
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	550
Black	53
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	55
Less than 65	214

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

airway management	21
cardiac procedures	70
doctor visit	413
electroencephalography (EEG)	73
injections	46
nerve block	92
pain management	46
preventive care	575
sleep study	63

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	448
Black	49
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	38
Less than 65	172

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

airway management	18
cardiac procedures	104
doctor visit	682
electroencephalography (EEG)	84
injections	66
nerve block	132
pain management	66
preventive care	615
sleep study	54

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	537
Black	53
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	56
Less than 65	170

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

airway management	20
cardiac procedures	97
doctor visit	459
electroencephalography (EEG)	76
injections	57
nerve block	114
pain management	57
preventive care	398
sleep study	58

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	465
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	43
Less than 65	122

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	19

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lixin Zhang, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lixin Zhang, MD, PhD treated as a neurologist in Amherst, NY were preventive care, blood draw, lab tests and electroencephalography (EEG).

airway management	32
ambulatory monitoring	61
blood draw	167
cardiac procedures	44
doctor visit	1067
ear procedures	19
electroencephalography (EEG)	120
hospital care	13
injections	58
inpatient care	13
lab tests	146
minimally invasive procedures	10
nerve block	111
pain management	58
preventive care	489
sleep study	69

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lixin Zhang, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	387
Female	533

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	90
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	761
Hispanic	28
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	19

**Age**
75 to 84	204
85 and over	80
Less than 65	336
65 to 74	300

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lixin Zhang, MD, PhD From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lixin Zhang, MD, PhD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Lixin Zhang, MD, PhD graduated from Weifang Medical University. He completed residency at SUNY, University at Buffalo Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: - Neurology - 2005 Sleep and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Weifang Medical University

Residency: SUNY, University at Buffalo Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: - Neurology - 2005 Sleep (2005)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Lixin Zhang, MD, PhD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mercy Hospital of Buffalo

Catholic Health System

Kaleida Health

Dent Neurologic Institute

DENT NEUROLOGIC GROUP LLP

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Lixin Zhang, MD, PhD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie Inc.	$2,091 UBRELVY $1,599	BOTOX $361	Duopa $71	QULIPTA $59
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$1,875 AUSTEDO $562	COPAXONE $561	NUVIGIL $361	AJOVY $276	Zecuity $84	Other $31
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$966 Aimovig $369	Gilenya $272	MAYZENT $192	EXELON PATCH $33	KESIMPTA $27	Other $73
UCB, Inc.	$829 Briviact $497	Vimpat $242	Nayzilam $36	$53
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$758 Nuedexta $758
Other	$10,626 APTIOM $605	TECFIDERA $545	LYRICA $487	Rebif $447	ONPATTRO $345	Other $8,198

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$15,004
Consulting Fee	$1,590
Education	$355
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$196

Research Payments

Dr. Lixin Zhang, MD, PhD has received 73 research payments totaling $242,146.

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Lixin Zhang, MD, PhD.

Company	Year	Amount	Source of Ownership	Terms of Ownership
NEUROLOGY PRACTICE CONSORTIUM GPO, LLC	2021	$52,533.15	Physician Covered Recipient	The organization the physician practices at owns 50% of the GPO, therefore 50% of the profit goes to the medical practice.
NEUROLOGY PRACTICE CONSORTIUM GPO, LLC	2020	$28,734.42	Physician Covered Recipient	Physician is employed at outpatient neurology practice that owns a percentage of the GPO

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Biography

Dr. Lixin Zhang is a specialist in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease) and sleep medicine. For his residency, Dr. Zhang trained at a hospital affiliated with SUNY, University at Buffalo. Dr. Zhang's professional affiliations include Kaleida Health and Mercy Hospital of Buffalo.