Dr. Neal Patel, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Patel
Dr. Neal Patel is a critical care medicine in Jacksonville, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Patel performed 1,898 Medicare services across 1,702 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Patel received a total of $2,056 from 14 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 23 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in critical care medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Patel is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 267 | $42 | $311 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 224 | $40 | $317 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 202 | $19 | $214 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 127 | $29 | $342 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 117 | $91 | $450 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 109 | $174 | $2,100 |
| Methacholine chloride administered as inhalation solution through a nebulizer, per 1 mg | 80 | $1 | $93 |
| Test for exercise-induced lung stress | 78 | $8 | $197 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 71 | $119 | $707 |
| Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | 56 | $6 | $91 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 49 | $75 | $456 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 46 | $96 | $452 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 43 | $64 | $296 |
| Inhalation treatment for pneumonia | 41 | $24 | $265 |
| Pentamidine isethionate, inhalation solution, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme, unit dose form, per 300 mg | 40 | $74 | $366 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 34 | $106 | $629 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 33 | $155 | $891 |
| Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | 32 | $76 | $994 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 31 | $64 | $314 |
| Other service or procedure on lung | 22 | $55 | $388 |
| Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 1-2 lymph nodes | 21 | $150 | $3,250 |
| Test to measure lung airway sensitivity | 21 | $47 | $364 |
| Test to measure the level of nitric oxide gas | 20 | $13 | $133 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 20 | $137 | $604 |
| Needle biopsy of windpipe cartilage, airway, and/or lung using an endoscope | 18 | $86 | $1,283 |
| Exam of lung airways with diagnostic or therapeutic procedure on growths using an endoscope and ultrasound | 18 | $47 | $552 |
| Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope | 16 | $68 | $4,014 |
| Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe | 13 | $33 | $817 |
| Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 3 or more lymph nodes | 13 | $182 | $3,418 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 13 | $140 | $877 |
| Test for exercise-induced heart and lung stress | 12 | $102 | $1,023 |
| Test to measure oxygen level in blood using ear or finger device multiple times | 11 | $2 | $98 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Patel is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 17% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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