In 2023, Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD performed more abdominal aortogram, angiogram (angiography), angioplasty, cardiac procedures, catheter-directed thrombolysis, coronary angioplasty with stent, Doppler echocardiography, extremity arteriogram, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), lower extremity (leg) angioplasty, lower extremity (leg) atherectomy, and minimally invasive procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within New Mexico.

Top 10%

By Volume:

cardiac catheterization

percutaneous coronary intervention

ultrasound

vascular procedures

By Affordability:

angiogram

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within New Mexico, Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD performed more cardiac catheterization, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), ultrasound (sonogram), and vascular procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for angiogram (angiography) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

left heart catheterization

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear scan

By Affordability:

stress echo

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within New Mexico, Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD performed more left heart catheterization, myocardial perfusion SPECT, and nuclear scan procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for stress echo that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD treated as a cardiologist in Farmington, NM during 2012 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	76
cardiac procedures	1033
catheterization	93
diagnostic procedures	58
doctor visit	549
hospital care	599
inpatient care	578
lab tests	208
minimally invasive procedures	93
nuclear scan	243
outpatient care	21
stent placement (stenting)	35
stress testing	258
ultrasound (sonogram)	684
vascular procedures	148

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD treated as a cardiologist in Farmington, NM during 2013 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, ultrasound (sonogram) and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	50
blood draw	69
cardiac procedures	1359
catheterization	187
diagnostic procedures	89
doctor visit	771
emergency care	23
hospital care	907
inpatient care	874
lab tests	458
minimally invasive procedures	213
nuclear scan	265
outpatient care	33
stent placement (stenting)	50
stress testing	295
ultrasound (sonogram)	890
vascular procedures	254

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	632
Female	659

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	724
Black	0
Hispanic	114
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	442

**Age**
From 65 to 74	472
From 75 to 84	416
85 and over	194
Less than 65	209

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	49
Dementia	18
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD treated as a cardiologist in Farmington, NM during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	160
cardiac procedures	1327
catheterization	125
diagnostic procedures	94
doctor visit	778
emergency care	31
hospital care	717
inpatient care	636
lab tests	792
minimally invasive procedures	190
nuclear scan	239
outpatient care	81
stent placement (stenting)	13
stress testing	260
thrombolysis	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	963
vascular procedures	275

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	689
Female	667

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	778
Black	0
Hispanic	132
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	429

**Age**
From 65 to 74	487
From 75 to 84	431
85 and over	207
Less than 65	231

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	47
Dementia	16
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD treated as a cardiologist in Farmington, NM during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	78
blood draw	129
cardiac procedures	1452
catheterization	246
diagnostic procedures	132
doctor visit	984
emergency care	18
hospital care	854
implant surgery	14
inpatient care	757
lab tests	810
minimally invasive procedures	389
nuclear scan	245
outpatient care	97
stent placement (stenting)	98
stress testing	262
ultrasound (sonogram)	947
vascular procedures	335

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1624
Female	1622

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1864
Black	0
Hispanic	290
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	1030

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1288
From 75 to 84	1034
85 and over	452
Less than 65	472

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	48
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD treated as a cardiologist in Farmington, NM during 2016 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	112
angioplasty	153
cardiac procedures	1453
cardioversion	13
catheterization	350
diagnostic procedures	147
doctor visit	816
emergency care	11
hospital care	821
implant surgery	20
inpatient care	729
lab tests	1055
laser treatment	56
minimally invasive procedures	643
nuclear scan	236
outpatient care	92
stent placement (stenting)	141
stress testing	247
ultrasound (sonogram)	847
vascular procedures	419

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	927
Female	917

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1041
Black	0
Hispanic	184
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	580

**Age**
From 65 to 74	702
From 75 to 84	614
85 and over	256
Less than 65	272

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	46
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD treated as a cardiologist in Farmington, NM during 2017 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	62
angioplasty	153
cardiac procedures	1343
cardioversion	13
catheterization	366
diagnostic procedures	156
doctor visit	867
hospital care	614
inpatient care	529
lab tests	944
laser treatment	31
minimally invasive procedures	597
nuclear scan	173
outpatient care	85
stent placement (stenting)	184
stress testing	173
thrombolysis	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	804
vascular procedures	444

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1046
Female	1048

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1235
Black	0
Hispanic	196
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	627

**Age**
From 65 to 74	800
From 75 to 84	681
85 and over	285
Less than 65	328

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	47
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD treated as a cardiologist in Farmington, NM during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	58
angioplasty	210
cardiac procedures	1840
cardioversion	23
catheterization	467
diagnostic procedures	175
doctor visit	1407
hospital care	729
inpatient care	655
lab tests	948
laser treatment	29
minimally invasive procedures	725
nuclear scan	232
outpatient care	74
stent placement (stenting)	205
stress testing	255
ultrasound (sonogram)	1141
vascular procedures	513

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1200
Female	1165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1388
Black	0
Hispanic	195
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	735

**Age**
From 65 to 74	934
From 75 to 84	741
85 and over	352
Less than 65	338

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	47
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD treated as a cardiologist in Farmington, NM during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	44
angioplasty	233
cardiac procedures	1500
catheterization	507
diagnostic procedures	166
doctor visit	1335
hospital care	604
inpatient care	517
lab tests	717
laser treatment	22
minimally invasive procedures	730
nuclear scan	170
outpatient care	87
stent placement (stenting)	212
stress testing	186
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	823
vascular procedures	598

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1073
Female	929

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1202
Black	0
Hispanic	175
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	587

**Age**
From 65 to 74	764
From 75 to 84	659
85 and over	283
Less than 65	296

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	47
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD treated as a cardiologist in Farmington, NM during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	22
angioplasty	133
cardiac procedures	1488
cardioversion	12
catheterization	383
diagnostic procedures	178
doctor visit	1056
hospital care	501
inpatient care	423
lab tests	537
laser treatment	11
minimally invasive procedures	596
nuclear scan	166
outpatient care	78
stent placement (stenting)	152
stress testing	179
thrombolysis	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	939
vascular procedures	570

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1117
Female	1173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1330
Black	0
Hispanic	218
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	697

**Age**
From 65 to 74	895
From 75 to 84	745
85 and over	334
Less than 65	316

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	47
Dementia	18
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD treated as a cardiologist in Farmington, NM during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	38
angioplasty	98
cardiac procedures	1339
catheterization	317
diagnostic procedures	140
doctor visit	1063
hospital care	440
inpatient care	412
lab tests	19
laser treatment	19
minimally invasive procedures	478
nuclear scan	127
outpatient care	28
stent placement (stenting)	128
stress testing	138
ultrasound (sonogram)	895
vascular procedures	420

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	976
Female	957

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1145
Black	0
Hispanic	180
Asian	0
Other	44
Native American	546

**Age**
From 65 to 74	737
From 75 to 84	644
85 and over	300
Less than 65	252

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	45
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD treated as a cardiologist in Farmington, NM during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	36
angioplasty	136
cardiac procedures	1361
catheterization	360
diagnostic procedures	128
doctor visit	943
hospital care	399
inpatient care	342
laser treatment	18
minimally invasive procedures	540
nuclear scan	108
outpatient care	57
stent placement (stenting)	176
stress testing	108
ultrasound (sonogram)	893
vascular procedures	430

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1022
Female	1009

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1181
Black	0
Hispanic	192
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	594

**Age**
From 65 to 74	742
From 75 to 84	689
85 and over	336
Less than 65	264

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	48
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD treated as a cardiologist in Farmington, NM were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and lab tests.

ablation	53
angioplasty	138
blood draw	108
cardiac procedures	1408
cardioversion	15
catheterization	309
diagnostic procedures	133
doctor visit	960
emergency care	20
hospital care	653
implant surgery	17
inpatient care	586
lab tests	648
laser treatment	26
minimally invasive procedures	472
nuclear scan	200
outpatient care	66
stent placement (stenting)	126
stress testing	214
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	12
thrombolysis	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	893
vascular procedures	400

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	936
Female	922

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1080
Native American / Alaskan Native	569
Hispanic	170
Other	13

**Age**
75 to 84	604
85 and over	272
Less than 65	270
65 to 74	711

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Faraz Sandhu, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	42
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in New Mexico.

Licensed In: New Mexico

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.	$2,315 Atherectomy Device $1,366	Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System $403	Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System $286	Diamondback Coronary $174	Diamondback Peripheral $50	Other $35
TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION	$1,312 INTERVENTIONAL PRODUCT $1,073	Navicross $134	TR Band $53	AZUR $51
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$1,137 Endurant $364	Aortic Stent Grafts $340	Resolute $149	QT Vascular Chocolate PTA Balloon $116	HawkOne $63	Other $106
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$898 LUTONIX $167	BPV-CROSSER $151	VENOVO $74	Vascular $56	LIFESTENT $48	Other $402
Boston Scientific Corporation	$618 Rotablator $106	STENTS $60	SYNERGY Bioabsorbable Polymer Drug-Eluting Stent System $54	INNOVA $45	CROSSING TECHNOLOGY $41	Other $311
Other	$3,739 Impella $591	Ovation iX Iliac Stent Graft $484	ENTRESTO $246	ENDURANT IIS $197	Vascular $191	Other $2,030

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$8,583
Travel and Lodging	$1,382
Gift	$42
Education	$12

Biography

Dr. Faraz Sandhu is an adult cardiology specialist in Farmington, NM. Dr. Sandhu has obtained a license to practice in New Mexico.

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