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Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

500 Walter Ne Suite 206
Albuquerque, NM 87102

(505) 727-2350

Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD is a pulmonologist in Albuquerque, NM specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care.

Office Locations

500 Walter Ne Suite 206
Albuquerque, NM 87102

(505) 727-2350

(505) 727-2355

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Vesta Sandoval had never seen anything like COVID-19 in her 30 years of experience as a pulmonary doctor.”—"Five years post-pandemic: A look at how COVID-19 affected New Mexicans", Albuquerque Journal , March 2025

“Another concern is some evidence suggesting that aside from being more contagious, a new coronavirus variant first identified in England may carry a higher risk of death, said Dr. Vesta Sandoval,...”—"New Mexico officials advocate for more vaccine doses", Associated Press News, January 2021

“People have been receiving the vaccine, and it's going very smoothly," said Dr. Vesta Sandoval, chief medical officer at Lovelace Health System. "”—"Daily virus numbers drop to 6-week low", Albuquerque Journal , December 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Albuquerque, NM during 2013 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	161
hospital care	66
inpatient care	66
pulmonary testing	161

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	95
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	16
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, heart failure, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Albuquerque, NM during 2014 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	122
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21
pulmonary testing	120

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	60
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	12
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, high cholesterol and heart failure.

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Albuquerque, NM during 2015 were pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	287
pulmonary testing	289

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	284
Black	0
Hispanic	98
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	42

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	48
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	43
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	34
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Albuquerque, NM during 2016 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	339
hospital care	125
inpatient care	125
pulmonary testing	323

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	0
Hispanic	67
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	24

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	26
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, asthma, high cholesterol and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	60
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Albuquerque, NM during 2017 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and breathing treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	12
doctor visit	310
hospital care	81
inpatient care	81
pulmonary testing	315

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	0
Hispanic	78
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	26
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	44
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Albuquerque, NM during 2018 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	200
hospital care	52
inpatient care	52
pulmonary testing	213

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	0
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	15
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	41
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Albuquerque, NM during 2019 were pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	42
pulmonary testing	52

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	26

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	32
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD treated during 2019 were chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	72
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2019

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Albuquerque, NM were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	208
hospital care	69
inpatient care	69
pulmonary testing	210

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2019

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD.

**Gender**
Female	116
Male	98

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	130
Native American / Alaskan Native	11
Hispanic	52
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	56
85 and over	20
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	97

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD From 2013 - 2019

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD treated were hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	32
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Education & Training

She 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. Vesta Sandoval, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,457 BREO $533	ANORO $343	NUCALA $190	INCRUSE $163	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $157	Other $69
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,050 SYMBICORT $654	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $138	BYDUREON PEN $118	FASENRA $114	FARXIGA $11	Other $15
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$830 SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $304	OFEV $248	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $125	STIOLTO $114	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $27	Other $12
Grifols USA, LLC	$247 Prolastin-C $211	Prolastin-C Liquid $36
Genentech USA, Inc.	$230 XOLAIR $121	Esbriet $109
Other	$1,842 DALIRESP $145	Brovana $123	XOLAIR $112	QVAR $105	VENTAVIS ILOPROST $84	Other $1,273

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,629
Education	$25

Biography

Dr. Vesta Sandoval is an adult critical care and adult pulmonology specialist in Albuquerque, NM. Dr. Sandoval obtained a license to practice in New Mexico.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD in 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2019

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2019

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vesta Sandoval, MD From 2013 - 2019

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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