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Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine

310 Mercy Avenue
Merced, CA 95340

(209) 383-3456

Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Merced, CA specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. He graduated from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD is affiliated with Mercy Medical Center Merced and Dignity Health.

Office Locations

Dignity Health

310 Mercy Avenue
Merced, CA 95340

(209) 383-3456

(209) 722-6084

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388 E Yosemite Avenue Suite 100
Merced, CA 95340

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

cardiac procedures

Holter monitoring

In 2023, Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD performed more cardiac procedures, and Holter monitoring procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 10%

By Volume:

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

In 2023, Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD performed more Doppler echocardiography, and echocardiogram (echo) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation

permanent transvenous pacemaker replacement

ultrasound

In 2012, Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD performed more permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation, permanent transvenous pacemaker replacement, and ultrasound (sonogram) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Merced, CA during 2012 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, nuclear scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	31
cardiac procedures	2571
catheterization	212
diagnostic procedures	148
doctor visit	1464
hospital care	748
implant surgery	32
inpatient care	748
minimally invasive procedures	244
nuclear scan	983
stent placement (stenting)	64
stress testing	1451
ultrasound (sonogram)	860
vascular procedures	163

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Merced, CA during 2013 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, nuclear scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	44
angioplasty	70
cardiac procedures	2913
cardioversion	15
catheterization	241
diagnostic procedures	136
doctor visit	1788
hospital care	649
implant surgery	49
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	13
inpatient care	649
minimally invasive procedures	290
nuclear scan	1034
stent placement (stenting)	70
stress testing	1601
ultrasound (sonogram)	995
vascular procedures	153

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	850
Female	1011

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1155
Black	112
Hispanic	496
Asian	72
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	767
From 75 to 84	581
85 and over	238
Less than 65	275

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	45
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Merced, CA during 2014 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	68
angioplasty	88
cardiac procedures	3156
catheterization	282
diagnostic procedures	150
doctor visit	2091
hospital care	393
implant surgery	90
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	19
inpatient care	393
minimally invasive procedures	372
nuclear scan	1008
stent placement (stenting)	88
stress testing	1611
ultrasound (sonogram)	1121
vascular procedures	166

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	825
Female	977

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1112
Black	109
Hispanic	473
Asian	78
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	750
From 75 to 84	598
85 and over	195
Less than 65	259

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	45
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Merced, CA during 2015 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	72
angioplasty	156
cardiac procedures	3353
catheterization	428
diagnostic procedures	194
doctor visit	2330
hospital care	432
implant surgery	129
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	14
inpatient care	432
minimally invasive procedures	557
nuclear scan	1003
stent placement (stenting)	156
stress testing	1624
ultrasound (sonogram)	1100
vascular procedures	194

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1676
Female	1968

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2250
Black	226
Hispanic	946
Asian	152
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1510
From 75 to 84	1194
85 and over	460
Less than 65	480

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	43
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Merced, CA during 2016 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	64
angioplasty	132
cardiac procedures	3602
catheterization	388
device removal	20
diagnostic procedures	190
doctor visit	2616
hospital care	211
implant surgery	93
inpatient care	211
minimally invasive procedures	501
nuclear scan	820
stent placement (stenting)	132
stress testing	2020
ultrasound (sonogram)	1037
vascular procedures	190

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	763
Female	954

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1071
Black	86
Hispanic	459
Asian	73
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	728
From 75 to 84	555
85 and over	212
Less than 65	222

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	45
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Merced, CA during 2017 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	56
angioplasty	142
cardiac procedures	3971
catheterization	418
device removal	26
diagnostic procedures	205
doctor visit	3161
hospital care	308
implant surgery	116
inpatient care	308
minimally invasive procedures	560
nuclear scan	861
stent placement (stenting)	142
stress testing	2284
ultrasound (sonogram)	1097
vascular procedures	205

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	850
Female	1050

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1157
Black	104
Hispanic	538
Asian	67
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	819
From 75 to 84	617
85 and over	235
Less than 65	229

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	44
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Merced, CA during 2018 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	144
angioplasty	76
cardiac procedures	2912
catheterization	300
device removal	16
diagnostic procedures	186
doctor visit	3170
hospital care	355
implant surgery	65
inpatient care	355
minimally invasive procedures	381
nuclear scan	224
stent placement (stenting)	76
stress testing	1245
ultrasound (sonogram)	1158
vascular procedures	186

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	846
Female	1062

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1165
Black	80
Hispanic	545
Asian	71
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	826
From 75 to 84	637
85 and over	248
Less than 65	197

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	74
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	45
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Merced, CA during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	593
angioplasty	100
cardiac procedures	3119
catheterization	301
diagnostic procedures	151
doctor visit	3162
hospital care	505
implant surgery	46
inpatient care	477
minimally invasive procedures	347
nuclear scan	146
outpatient care	28
stent placement (stenting)	100
stress testing	1003
ultrasound (sonogram)	1165
vascular procedures	162

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	952
Female	1156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1296
Black	106
Hispanic	567
Asian	95
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	898
From 75 to 84	717
85 and over	290
Less than 65	203

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	72
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	46
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Merced, CA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	332
angioplasty	72
cardiac procedures	2659
catheterization	202
diagnostic procedures	94
doctor visit	3404
hospital care	313
implant surgery	43
inpatient care	313
minimally invasive procedures	245
nuclear scan	140
stent placement (stenting)	72
stress testing	954
ultrasound (sonogram)	1116
vascular procedures	106

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1076
Female	1369

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1473
Black	120
Hispanic	682
Asian	116
Other	43
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	993
From 75 to 84	807
85 and over	362
Less than 65	283

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	46
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Merced, CA during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	139
cardiac procedures	2354
catheterization	48
diagnostic procedures	48
doctor visit	3365
hospital care	112
implant surgery	52
inpatient care	112
minimally invasive procedures	100
nuclear scan	98
stress testing	1044
ultrasound (sonogram)	1071
vascular procedures	48

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	853
Female	1050

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1194
Black	87
Hispanic	483
Asian	94
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	762
From 75 to 84	672
85 and over	299
Less than 65	170

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	74
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Merced, CA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), ambulatory monitoring and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	331
cardiac procedures	1377
catheterization	49
diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	3538
hospital care	54
implant surgery	21
inpatient care	54
minimally invasive procedures	70
nuclear scan	50
stress testing	116
ultrasound (sonogram)	860
vascular procedures	49

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	768
Female	997

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1120
Black	60
Hispanic	455
Asian	89
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	718
From 75 to 84	648
85 and over	245
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	43
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Merced, CA were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and nuclear scan.

ambulatory monitoring	170
angioplasty	104
cardiac procedures	2907
cardioversion	15
catheterization	260
device removal	20
diagnostic procedures	141
doctor visit	2735
hospital care	370
implant surgery	66
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	15
inpatient care	368
minimally invasive procedures	333
nuclear scan	578
outpatient care	28
stent placement (stenting)	100
stress testing	1359
ultrasound (sonogram)	1052
vascular procedures	147

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	859
Female	1054

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	99
Asian / Pacific Islander	82
Non-Hispanic White	1181
Native American / Alaskan Native	1
Hispanic	513
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	638
85 and over	253
Less than 65	224
65 to 74	797

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD graduated from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. He completed residency at Brooklyn Campus of the VA NY Harbor Healthcare System. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine

Residency: Brooklyn Campus of the VA NY Harbor Healthcare System

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Vikram Lakireddy, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mercy Medical Center Merced

Dignity Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$3,514 Pacemakers $1,516	Cardiac Monitors - Insertable $805	ClosureFast $109	Reveal LINQ $104	Resolute $64	Other $917
Abbott Laboratories	$1,565 Confirm Rx $525	CardioMEMS HF System $190	Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator $143	HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev $140	Assurity Pacemaker $113	Other $455
Amgen Inc.	$1,467 Repatha $1,442	Corlanor $13	$11
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$748 BRILINTA $731	ANDEXXA $17
The Spectranetics Corporation	$743 CVX-300CVX-300P $626	ELCAELCA X-80 $118
Other	$4,554 XARELTO $700	Bradycardia products $479	Barostim Neo System $360	ELIQUIS $301	Effient $271	Other $2,442

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$8,847
Travel and Lodging	$3,480
Education	$265

Biography

Dr. Vikram Lakireddy is an adult cardiology and interventional cardiology specialist in Merced, CA. Dr. Lakireddy graduated from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. His residency was performed at Brooklyn Campus of the VA NY Harbor Healthcare System. In addition to English, he speaks Telugu. Dr. Lakireddy is affiliated with Mercy Medical Center Merced. According to Dignity Health, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Merced, CA.