Dr. Chirag Patel, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Patel
Dr. Chirag Patel is an orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician in Naples, FL, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Patel performed 6,061 Medicare services across 2,173 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Patel received a total of $11,387 from 24 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 86 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 1,706 | $1 | $4 |
| Joint lubricant injection (Durolane) | 1,140 | $5 | $26 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 591 | $0 | $12 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 482 | $94 | $250 |
| Foot X-ray, 3+ views | 308 | $26 | $85 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 225 | $67 | $169 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 178 | $0 | $10 |
| X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | 171 | $27 | $91 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 131 | $121 | $440 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 108 | $40 | $139 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 107 | $47 | $559 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | 91 | $77 | $1,073 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 81 | $32 | $102 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 80 | $42 | $156 |
| Placement of strapping to ankle or foot | 77 | $21 | $69 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 60 | $44 | $193 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 51 | $33 | $102 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 51 | $134 | $337 |
| X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | 46 | $28 | $85 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint using ultrasound guidance | 45 | $60 | $126 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint using ultrasound guidance | 41 | $71 | $142 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 41 | $34 | $108 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 35 | $143 | $480 |
| Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, more than 2.0 cm | 31 | $112 | $399 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 29 | $27 | $86 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 24 | $70 | $286 |
| X-ray of heel, minimum of 2 views | 23 | $23 | $77 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 22 | $170 | $488 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 21 | $405 | $1,749 |
| Placement of strapping to elbow or wrist | 19 | $22 | $77 |
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 17 | $1,067 | $16,584 |
| Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 16 | $69 | $382 |
| Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | 13 | $1,031 | $16,032 |
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 (66%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
Geographic Context
5.8 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 clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in FL), and speaking/promotional industry engagement, with 18 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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