i
Loading Page
loading, please wait

Select Year:

Home > MA Providers
provider's profile picture

Dr. David P. Lyons, MD

Accepting New Patients
Specializes in: Adult Cardiology
Weill Cornell Medical College (1983)
Professional interests include: atherosclerosis, preventive cardiology, coronary artery disease, and more.
55 LAKE AVENUE NORTH
WORCESTER, MA 01655

Dr. David P. Lyons, MD is a cardiologist in WORCESTER, MA specializing in adult cardiology. He graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College in 1983 and has 43 years of experience. Dr. David P. Lyons, MD is affiliated with UMass Memorial Medical Center and UMass Memorial Health.

View Doctor's Full Profile (508) 334-3850

Office Locations

55 LAKE AVENUE NORTH
WORCESTER, MA 01655
open_in_new

Some issues Dr. David P. Lyons, MD can help you with:

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:

  • Angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood flow.
  • Heart attack, which happens if the arteries leading to the heart are completely blocked.
  • Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, which can develop if the heart does not have enough blood supply.
  • Heart failure, which may occur if a heart attack damages the heart and it becomes too weak to pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:

  • Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity over a period of time. ECGs can detect whether there is enough blood flow to the heart or if a heart attack has occurred.
  • Echocardiogram (echo), which creates images of the heart using sound waves. Echos can show whether the heart is able to pump blood normally.
  • Stress tests, where an ECG or echo is combined with exercise, like riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. This test is done to find out if the heart can function properly while performing a strenuous activity.

Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.

In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

In The News 

“The family wishes to thank Dr. David Lyons and the many medical specialists at UMass Memorial Medical Center University Campus, and Jewish Healthcare Center home care professionals, for their...”—"Col. Roger G. Samia, U.S. Army (Ret), 81, of Shrewsbury and Harwich", Community Advocate, May 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David P. Lyons, MD treated as a cardiologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2012 were stress testing, cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures 52
doctor visit 1498
hospital care 49
inpatient care 49
nuclear scan 21
stress testing 52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David P. Lyons, MD treated as a cardiologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 1384
hospital care 59
inpatient care 59

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD.

Gender
Male 829
Female 839
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1525
Black 28
Hispanic 84
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 588
From 75 to 84 513
85 and over 323
Less than 65 244

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 67
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 60
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 29
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 24
Heart Failure 24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 35
Dementia 11
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 1527

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD.

Gender
Male 787
Female 700
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1369
Black 29
Hispanic 56
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 576
From 75 to 84 471
85 and over 274
Less than 65 166

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD in 2014

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 69
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 61
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 33
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 27
Heart Failure 24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 36
Dementia 10
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 1528

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD.

Gender
Male 1638
Female 1440
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 2796
Black 52
Hispanic 134
Asian 22
Other 74
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 1142
From 75 to 84 982
85 and over 594
Less than 65 360

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 68
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 65
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 36
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 26
Heart Failure 25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 33
Dementia 11
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 1588

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD.

Gender
Male 787
Female 690
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1340
Black 28
Hispanic 64
Asian 11
Other 34
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 541
From 75 to 84 476
85 and over 290
Less than 65 170

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 61
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 38
Asthma 20
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 25
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 33
Dementia 11
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 1503

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD.

Gender
Male 831
Female 729
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1404
Black 31
Hispanic 69
Asian 12
Other 44
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 536
From 75 to 84 530
85 and over 302
Less than 65 192

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD in 2017

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 57
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 40
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 25
Heart Failure 25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 34
Dementia 13
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David P. Lyons, MD treated as a cardiologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 1575
hospital care 19
inpatient care 19

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD.

Gender
Male 824
Female 716
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1386
Black 22
Hispanic 78
Asian 18
Other 36
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 517
From 75 to 84 529
85 and over 316
Less than 65 178

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 61
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 39
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 26
Heart Failure 27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 34
Dementia 13
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David P. Lyons, MD treated as a cardiologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 1464
hospital care 37
inpatient care 37

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD.

Gender
Male 1087
Female 962
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1788
Black 42
Hispanic 135
Asian 0
Other 63
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 710
From 75 to 84 651
85 and over 382
Less than 65 306

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD in 2019

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 60
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 46
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 28
Heart Failure 31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 22
Diabetes 36
Dementia 16
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 877

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD.

Gender
Male 700
Female 558
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1132
Black 0
Hispanic 61
Asian 0
Other 40
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 441
From 75 to 84 478
85 and over 233
Less than 65 106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD in 2020

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 64
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 59
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 41
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 25
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 14
Diabetes 34
Dementia 12
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 1511

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD.

Gender
Male 749
Female 615
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1228
Black 21
Hispanic 51
Asian 14
Other 50
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 464
From 75 to 84 510
85 and over 262
Less than 65 128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 71
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 55
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 46
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 27
Heart Failure 26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 32
Dementia 14
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 1486

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD.

Gender
Male 684
Female 589
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1149
Black 18
Hispanic 40
Asian 14
Other 52
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 395
From 75 to 84 529
85 and over 256
Less than 65 93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 49
Depression 23
Chronic Kidney Disease 33
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 34
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 32
Dementia 9
Cancer 18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 1381

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD.

Gender
Male 631
Female 532
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1072
Black 0
Hispanic 27
Asian 0
Other 43
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 361
From 75 to 84 507
85 and over 221
Less than 65 74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD in 2023

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 49
Depression 22
Chronic Kidney Disease 32
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 36
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 29
Dementia 10
Cancer 18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David P. Lyons, MD treated as a cardiologist in WORCESTER, MA were stress testing, cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

cardiac procedures 52
doctor visit 1443
hospital care 41
inpatient care 41
nuclear scan 21
stress testing 52

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD.

Gender
Female 697
Male 795
Ethnicity
Black / African American 22
Asian / Pacific Islander 7
Non-Hispanic White 1349
Hispanic 66
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 36
Age
85 and over 287
75 to 84 514
Less than 65 168
65 to 74 522

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David P. Lyons, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 53
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 34
Asthma 10
Osteoporosis 8
Heart Failure 22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 30
Atrial Fibrillation 25
Dementia 10
Cancer 13

Education & Training

Dr. David P. Lyons, MD graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College in 1983. He completed residency at UMass Memorial Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Cardiovascular Disease and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College (1983)

Residency: UMass Memorial Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Cardiovascular Disease

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David P. Lyons, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UMass Memorial Medical Center
UMass Memorial Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David P. Lyons, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David P. Lyons, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in WORCESTER, MA. 

4.3
Overall Rating
Leave a Review

Biography

Dr. David Lyons is a physician who specializes in adult cardiology. He is especially interested in atherosclerosis, preventive cardiology, and coronary artery disease. He is professionally affiliated with UMass Memorial Medical Center. Dr. Lyons graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College and then he performed his residency at UMass Memorial Medical Center. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Worcester, MA.

Other Providers in WORCESTER, MA