Dr. Ameet Patel, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Patel
Dr. Ameet Patel is a hematology & oncology specialist in St Petersburg, FL, with 10 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Patel performed 36,814 Medicare services across 2,067 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Patel received a total of $3,527 from 14 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 28 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in hematology & oncology. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filgrastim injection (Zarxio) for white blood cells | 10,680 | $0 | $2 |
| Daratumumab injection (Darzalex) | 6,841 | $38 | $137 |
| Immune globulin infusion (Octagam) | 3,970 | $34 | $252 |
| Injection, rituximab-pvvr, biosimilar, (ruxience), 10 mg | 2,860 | $22 | $194 |
| Injection, decitabine, 1 mg | 2,500 | $1 | $97 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 2,072 | $0 | $1 |
| Injection, granisetron hydrochloride, 100 mcg | 1,860 | $0 | $25 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 1,030 | $8 | $35 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 749 | $96 | $305 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 679 | $10 | $62 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 412 | $64 | $205 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 304 | $61 | $210 |
| Immunoglobulin level test | 280 | $9 | $54 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 280 | $92 | $664 |
| Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein | 211 | $11 | $105 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 173 | $47 | $304 |
| Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 162 | $53 | $205 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 153 | $6 | $30 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 153 | $20 | $144 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 146 | $11 | $93 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour | 111 | $15 | $97 |
| Unclassified drugs | 108 | $0 | $48 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 100 | $1 | $7 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 90 | $13 | $58 |
| Magnesium level test | 83 | $7 | $28 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 79 | $91 | $300 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 64 | $2 | $19 |
| Iron level test | 59 | $6 | $26 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 59 | $9 | $34 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | 55 | $24 | $249 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 50 | $134 | $410 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 45 | $134 | $585 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 44 | $88 | $305 |
| Phosphate level test | 38 | $5 | $23 |
| Uric acid level test | 38 | $4 | $24 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 32 | $14 | $74 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein, 1 hour or less | 31 | $35 | $248 |
| Injection, alteplase recombinant, 1 mg | 28 | $70 | $227 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour | 25 | $21 | $156 |
| Injection of drug or substance into vein | 24 | $27 | $240 |
| Biopsy and aspiration of bone marrow sample for diagnosis | 22 | $131 | $523 |
| Folic acid level test | 21 | $14 | $71 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, each additional hour | 19 | $9 | $73 |
| Irrigation of implanted venous access drug delivery device | 19 | $17 | $111 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 16 | $127 | $475 |
| Declotting of central venous tube | 14 | $24 | $117 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 13 | $10 | $156 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 12 | $100 | $400 |
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 (80%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers.
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 mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 19% in FL), with consulting-driven 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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