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Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD

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(Sandhya Dhruvakumar)

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology, Cardiology (Heart Disease) and General Practice

University Massachusetts Medical School (1990)

29 Hospital Plaza Suite 501
Stamford, CT 06902

(203) 276-2321

Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Stamford, CT specializing in interventional cardiology, cardiology (heart disease) and general practice. She graduated from University Massachusetts Medical School in 1990 and has 36 years of experience. Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD is affiliated with Stamford Health Medical Group.

Office Locations

29 Hospital Plaza Suite 501
Stamford, CT 06902

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

ablation

cardiac catheter ablation

electrophysiological study and catheter ablation

permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation

permanent transvenous pacemaker replacement

pulmonary vein isolation

By Affordability:

Afib catheter ablation

cardiac ablation

cardiac catheter ablation

cardiac electrophysiological study

cardiac pacing procedures

catheter ablation

electrophysiological study

electrophysiological study and catheter ablation

pacemaker replacement

permanent pacemaker implantation

permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation

pulmonary vein isolation

supraventricular tachycardia ablation

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Connecticut, Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD performed more ablation, cardiac catheter ablation, electrophysiological study and catheter ablation, permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation, permanent transvenous pacemaker replacement, and pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and she also had a list price for Afib catheter ablation, cardiac ablation, cardiac catheter ablation, cardiac electrophysiological study, cardiac pacing procedures, catheter ablation, electrophysiological (EP) study, electrophysiological study and catheter ablation, pacemaker replacement, permanent pacemaker implantation, permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation, pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), and supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) ablation that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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:

cardioversion

elective external cardioversion

minimally invasive procedures

By Affordability:

pacemaker implantation

pacemaker system replacement

permanent transvenous pacemaker replacement

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Connecticut, Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD performed more cardioversion, elective external cardioversion, and minimally invasive procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for pacemaker implantation, pacemaker system replacement, and permanent transvenous pacemaker replacement 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. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Stamford, CT during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	15
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	222
hospital care	215
inpatient care	215

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Stamford, CT during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	11
cardiac procedures	22
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	218
hospital care	84
implant surgery	11
inpatient care	84
minimally invasive procedures	33

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	64
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Stamford, CT during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	35
cardiac procedures	93
cardioversion	33
catheterization	35
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	530
hospital care	135
implant surgery	35
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	13
inpatient care	135
minimally invasive procedures	128
ultrasound (sonogram)	23

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	65
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	62
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Stamford, CT during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	30
cardiac procedures	89
cardioversion	14
catheterization	30
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	548
hospital care	60
implant surgery	44
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	19
inpatient care	60
minimally invasive procedures	119
ultrasound (sonogram)	15

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	388
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	588
Black	54
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	256
85 and over	162
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	57
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Stamford, CT during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	13
cardiac procedures	70
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	513
hospital care	81
implant surgery	42
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	11
inpatient care	81
minimally invasive procedures	83
ultrasound (sonogram)	15

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	349
Black	27
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	112
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	52
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Stamford, CT during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, cardiac procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	12
cardiac procedures	59
cardioversion	16
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	580
hospital care	59
implant surgery	47
inpatient care	59
minimally invasive procedures	71

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	372
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	564
Black	58
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	257
85 and over	209
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	16
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Stamford, CT during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	32
cardiac procedures	105
cardioversion	25
catheterization	32
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	662
hospital care	67
implant surgery	56
inpatient care	67
minimally invasive procedures	137
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	672
Female	715

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1071
Black	148
Hispanic	94
Asian	0
Other	42
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	354
From 75 to 84	460
85 and over	456
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	26
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Stamford, CT during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	32
cardiac procedures	79
catheterization	32
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	712
hospital care	104
implant surgery	28
inpatient care	104
minimally invasive procedures	111
ultrasound (sonogram)	19

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	530
Female	521

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	840
Black	97
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	280
From 75 to 84	366
85 and over	332
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	23
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Stamford, CT during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	31
cardiac procedures	69
cardioversion	18
catheterization	31
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	692
hospital care	81
implant surgery	21
inpatient care	81
minimally invasive procedures	100
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	567
Female	650

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	951
Black	126
Hispanic	81
Asian	0
Other	46
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	335
From 75 to 84	399
85 and over	387
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	27
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Stamford, CT during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	34
cardiac procedures	72
catheterization	34
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	846
hospital care	305
implant surgery	17
inpatient care	305
minimally invasive procedures	106
ultrasound (sonogram)	21

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	771
Female	852

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1286
Black	130
Hispanic	104
Asian	0
Other	71
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	458
From 75 to 84	580
85 and over	491
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	26
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Stamford, CT during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	26
cardiac procedures	46
catheterization	26
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	847
hospital care	183
implant surgery	20
inpatient care	183
minimally invasive procedures	72

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	787
Female	855

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1342
Black	127
Hispanic	86
Asian	0
Other	64
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	404
From 75 to 84	627
85 and over	503
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	18
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Stamford, CT were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

ablation	25
cardiac procedures	65
cardioversion	21
catheterization	25
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	579
hospital care	124
implant surgery	32
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	14
inpatient care	124
minimally invasive procedures	96
ultrasound (sonogram)	18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	416
Female	414

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	71
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	668
Hispanic	44
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	25

**Age**
75 to 84	296
85 and over	247
Less than 65	53
65 to 74	230

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and atrial fibrilation.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	44
Cancer	15
Dementia	16

Education & Training

Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD graduated from University Massachusetts Medical School in 1990. She completed residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center-West Campus. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Connecticut.

Medical School: University Massachusetts Medical School (1990)

Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center-West Campus (1990)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Stamford Health Medical Group

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Stamford, CT.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-02-13

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I love Dr Dhruvakumar, she is such a great person and doctor. She thoroughly explained everything and took great care

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-02-13

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Again, I believe the doctor is exceptional, and I would recommend her to anyone in need of an electrophysiologist.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-01-28

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Every one was very informative.Great team!

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-01-07

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Dr. Was very engaging.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-06-23

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$1,243 ELIQUIS $143	$1,100
nContact Surgical, Inc	$961 EPi-Sense Guided Coagulation Device with VisiTrax $961
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$903 Micra $711	Patient Management - Data Connectivity Solutions $77	Amplia MRI $51	Ablation $11	$53
Abbott Laboratories	$766 AVEIR $644	Epic Stented Tissue Valve $102	Cardiac Mapping System $19
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$664 Electrophysiology $483	CRM $136	Vascular $44
Other	$922 WATCHMAN $337	Tachy System $211	Solia $115	SelectSecure $84	LifeVest $44	Other $129

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$2,330
Food and Beverage	$2,129
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program	$1,000

Research Payments

Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD has received 14 research payments totaling $9,175.

Biography

Dr. Sandhya Dhruvakumar's areas of specialization are general practice and interventional cardiology. Before completing her residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Dr. Dhruvakumar attended medical school at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Her patients gave her an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Dhruvakumar is affiliated with Stamford Health Medical Group (SHMG). Dr. Dhruvakumar's practice in STAMFORD, CT is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.