Sandeep Suresh Vijan, MD
Surgery Physician · Walsenburg, CO
Sandeep Suresh Vijan, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Walsenburg, Colorado, and NPI 1730220278, issued on Feb 9, 2007. Check the license (Colorado 48414, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sandeep Suresh Vijan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 48414 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23450 US Highway 160, Walsenburg, CO 81089
- Phone
- (719) 738-4588
- Enumerated
- Feb 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 28, 2023
- Fax
- (719) 738-4534
- Medicaid ID
- 15579026 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101115000469); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 608 in Colorado → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 23450 US Highway 160
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Heather Cook, D.O.Surgery Physician1255547691
- Dale Gillan, MDSurgery Physician1578543617
Verify Sandeep Suresh Vijan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 48414Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
146 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 35 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole48 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl18 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium18 claims
- Tramadol Hcl15 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $31,000.00
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Huerfano County Hospital DistrictWalsenburg, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sandeep Suresh Vijan among 608 surgery physician records in Colorado
Sandeep Suresh Vijan, MD is one of 608 surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2005 among the 370 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 surgery physician records list a practice address in Walsenburg
They are 3 of the 70 NPPES records with a practice address in Walsenburg, and 608 surgery physician records in Colorado.
All 608 in Colorado → Every provider in Walsenburg → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Heather Cook, D.O.Walsenburg, CO 810891255547691
- Dale Gillan, MDWalsenburg, CO 810891578543617
- James Conrad, M.D.Trinidad, CO 810821316983083
- David Reitter, MDTrinidad, CO 810821639156177
- Charles Yeagle, MDTrinidad, CO 810821750491049
- Carla Christ, M.D.Alamosa, CO 811011306105200
- David Geiger, D.O.Alamosa, CO 811011255386496
- Julian Maendel, MDAlamosa, CO 811011356632129
Common questions
What is Sandeep Suresh Vijan, MD's NPI number?
Sandeep Suresh Vijan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730220278, issued on Feb 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sandeep Suresh Vijan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23450 US Highway 160, Walsenburg, CO, 81089. Phone: (719) 738-4588. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sandeep Suresh Vijan, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 48414, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sandeep Suresh Vijan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sandeep Suresh Vijan, MD had 146 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sandeep Suresh Vijan, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.