Dr. Prakrut Patel, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Patel
Dr. Prakrut Patel is an interventional cardiology in Saint Cloud, FL, with 13 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Patel performed 2,026 Medicare services across 1,558 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Patel received a total of $3,686 from 32 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 139 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 250 | $90 | $279 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 244 | $101 | $288 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 201 | $58 | $178 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 180 | $60 | $183 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 94 | $10 | $46 |
| Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | 93 | $24 | $134 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 92 | $43 | $286 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 68 | $18 | $53 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 61 | $142 | $423 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 61 | $10 | $40 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 57 | $135 | $375 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 44 | $88 | $356 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 41 | $91 | $260 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 40 | $6 | $25 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 40 | $15 | $43 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 40 | $202 | $692 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 40 | $66 | $250 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 36 | $11 | $31 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 35 | $16 | $46 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 32 | $50 | $138 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 31 | $60 | $173 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 29 | $117 | $414 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 24 | $21 | $60 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 24 | $2 | $8 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 24 | $30 | $103 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 22 | $332 | $884 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 19 | $19 | $65 |
| Coronary stent placement | 16 | $427 | $1,260 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 16 | $83 | $211 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 16 | $14 | $35 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 15 | $123 | $528 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 15 | $144 | $372 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 14 | $20 | $55 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 12 | $620 | $1,601 |
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 (99%) 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 moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement.
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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