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Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD

(Dr. Punitha Vijayakumar, MD)

(131 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

25400 Goddard Road
Taylor, MI 48180

(313) 292-9233

Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD is a neurologist in Ann Arbor, MI specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD is affiliated with The Regents of the University of Michigan and University of Michigan Health.

Office Locations

University of Michigan Health

1500 E Medical Center Drive Floor 1 Reception A
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

(734) 936-8051

(734) 936-9625

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24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive Suite 1400, Lobby L
Ann Arbor, MI 48105

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25400 Goddard Road
Taylor, MI 48180

(313) 292-9233

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University of Michigan Health

39901 Traditions Drive Floor 2
Northville, MI 48168

(248) 305-4401

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In The News

“Punitha Vijayakumar, M.D., will discuss how a woman's sleep is unique and will talk about its effect on quality of life, 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in the North Auditorium at St. Mary Mercy...”—"Medical Datebook", Hometown Life, September 2014

“Two years after Miracle received the implant, his neurologist moved out of state and recommended that he start seeing a new neurologist Dr. Punitha Vijayakumar, who has an office in Taylor.”—"Implant control's man's seizures", News-Herald, January 2010

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD treated as a neurologist in Ann Arbor, MI during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	22
diagnostic procedures	137
doctor visit	630
electroencephalography (EEG)	257
hospital care	1294
inpatient care	1198
sleep study	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD treated as a neurologist in Ann Arbor, MI during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	22
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	586
electroencephalography (EEG)	261
hospital care	1093
inpatient care	936
outpatient care	88
sleep study	53

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	500
Female	747

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	954
Black	225
Hispanic	37
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	319
From 75 to 84	334
85 and over	270
Less than 65	324

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	32
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	44
Dementia	41
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD treated as a neurologist in Ann Arbor, MI during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	24
doctor visit	627
electroencephalography (EEG)	218
hospital care	859
inpatient care	760
outpatient care	99
sleep study	49

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	411
Female	624

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	808
Black	169
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	285
From 75 to 84	254
85 and over	205
Less than 65	291

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	30
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	43
Dementia	40
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD treated as a neurologist in Ann Arbor, MI during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	24
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	579
electroencephalography (EEG)	155
hospital care	959
inpatient care	884
outpatient care	75
sleep study	42

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	792
Female	1262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1602
Black	346
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	584
From 75 to 84	516
85 and over	452
Less than 65	502

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	33
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	44
Dementia	47
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD treated as a neurologist in Ann Arbor, MI during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	22
doctor visit	615
electroencephalography (EEG)	191
hospital care	1017
inpatient care	923
outpatient care	94
sleep study	44

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	424
Female	685

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	848
Black	195
Hispanic	25
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	325
From 75 to 84	279
85 and over	247
Less than 65	258

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	31
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	43
Dementia	48
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD treated as a neurologist in Ann Arbor, MI during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	763
electroencephalography (EEG)	248
hospital care	1252
inpatient care	1109
outpatient care	143

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	437
Female	739

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	936
Black	183
Hispanic	24
Asian	21
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	343
From 75 to 84	313
85 and over	287
Less than 65	233

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	34
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	43
Dementia	48
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD treated as a neurologist in Ann Arbor, MI during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	15
doctor visit	877
electroencephalography (EEG)	214
hospital care	972
inpatient care	866
outpatient care	106
sleep study	36

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	419
Female	639

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	834
Black	172
Hispanic	0
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	295
From 75 to 84	298
85 and over	253
Less than 65	212

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	30
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	42
Dementia	49
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD treated as a neurologist in Ann Arbor, MI during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	876
electroencephalography (EEG)	248
hospital care	988
inpatient care	846
outpatient care	142

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	440
Female	687

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	885
Black	185
Hispanic	0
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	335
From 75 to 84	324
85 and over	250
Less than 65	218

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	32
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	46
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD treated as a neurologist in Ann Arbor, MI during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	600
electroencephalography (EEG)	163
hospital care	847
inpatient care	752
outpatient care	95

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	330
Female	583

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	709
Black	143
Hispanic	17
Asian	28
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	279
From 75 to 84	284
85 and over	169
Less than 65	181

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	30
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	41
Dementia	44
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD treated as a neurologist in Ann Arbor, MI during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	650
electroencephalography (EEG)	184
hospital care	770
inpatient care	726
outpatient care	44

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	365
Female	570

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	723
Black	151
Hispanic	0
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	270
85 and over	200
Less than 65	161

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	33
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	40
Dementia	45
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD treated as a neurologist in Ann Arbor, MI during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	254
electroencephalography (EEG)	67
hospital care	247
inpatient care	247
sleep study	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	296

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	71
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	77
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	37
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Dementia	29
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD treated as a neurologist in Ann Arbor, MI were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and outpatient care.

airway management	21
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	641
electroencephalography (EEG)	200
hospital care	936
inpatient care	840
outpatient care	98
sleep study	40

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	391
Female	621

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	167
Asian / Pacific Islander	16
Non-Hispanic White	789
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	16
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	275
85 and over	219
Less than 65	224
65 to 74	294

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	29
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	39
Cancer	11

Education & Training

She completed residency at University Hospitals, Cleveland. She is certified by the Board Certification: Vascular Neurology and has a state license in Michigan.

Residency: University Hospitals, Cleveland (1998)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Vascular Neurology

Licensed In: Michigan

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

The Regents of the University of Michigan

University of Michigan Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 131 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Punithavathy M. Vijayakumar, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Ann Arbor, MI.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.	$940 Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System $940
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$608 TROKENDI XR $579	OXTELLAR XR $29
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$169 APTIOM $169
EMD Serono, Inc.	$85 Rebif $85
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$80 KESIMPTA $56	FANAPT $12	Aimovig $12
Other	$131 TECFIDERA $79	XARELTO $15	Rebif $13	Vimpat $11	$12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,620
Travel and Lodging	$369
Education	$23

Biography

Dr. Punitha Vijayakumar is a physician who specializes in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). Patients rated her highly, giving her an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Vijayakumar is professionally affiliated with the University of Michigan Health. She trained at the University Hospitals, Cleveland for residency.