Dr. Nehu Patel, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Patel
Dr. Nehu Patel is a nuclear cardiology physician in Jacksonville, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Patel performed 10,533 Medicare services across 4,896 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Patel received a total of $8,135 from 30 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 107 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in nuclear cardiology physician. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intensive cardiac rehabilitation; with or without continuous ecg monitoring; without exercise, per session | 3,525 | $92 | $272 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,590 | $93 | $320 |
| Intensive cardiac rehabilitation; with or without continuous ecg monitoring with exercise, per session | 1,175 | $91 | $272 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 717 | $51 | $175 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 377 | $142 | $467 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 316 | $11 | $69 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 298 | $62 | $179 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 274 | $16 | $55 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 272 | $11 | $37 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 243 | $58 | $195 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 195 | $8 | $29 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 178 | $4 | $11 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 127 | $6 | $30 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 112 | $92 | $297 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 108 | $19 | $63 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 101 | $123 | $423 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 96 | $2 | $8 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 87 | $104 | $341 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 81 | $65 | $256 |
| Laser destruction of incompetent vein of arm or leg using imaging guidance | 62 | $766 | $2,546 |
| Physician review, interpretation, and patient management of home inr testing for patient with either mechanical heart valve(s), chronic atrial fibrillation, or venous thromboembolism who meets medicare coverage criteria; testing not occurring more frequent | 62 | $7 | $21 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 57 | $6 | $19 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 56 | $9 | $94 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 43 | $14 | $47 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 40 | $81 | $269 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 39 | $13 | $45 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 35 | $134 | $454 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 33 | $26 | $101 |
| Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance | 32 | $844 | $2,788 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with symptom monitoring, transmission and review and report by health care professional | 31 | $19 | $63 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 30 | $67 | $228 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 24 | $84 | $391 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 24 | $20 | $66 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 22 | $89 | $258 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 17 | $63 | $283 |
| Laser destruction of incompetent veins of arm or leg using imaging guidance, subsequent | 15 | $239 | $778 |
| Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance | 14 | $1,009 | $3,338 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 13 | $37 | $98 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 12 | $139 | $499 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (61%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in nuclear cardiology physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
Geographic Context
4.9 mi
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 remote monitoring specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in FL), and speaking/promotional 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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