Dr. Anant Patel, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Patel
Dr. Anant Patel is a neurological surgery specialist in Austin, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Patel performed 684 Medicare services across 560 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Patel received a total of $66,643 from 28 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 313 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in neurological surgery. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 210 | $101 | $206 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 85 | $122 | $320 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 63 | $32 | $124 |
| Insertion of brain neurostimulator pulse device with connection to 2 or more electrode arrays | 50 | $673 | $2,526 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 41 | $134 | $393 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 39 | $67 | $138 |
| Prolonged hospital inpatient or observation care evaluation and management service(s) beyond the total time for the primary service (when the primary service has been selected using time on the date of the primary service); each additional 15 minutes by th | 35 | $24 | $99 |
| Removal of skull bone with computer-assisted insertion of neurostimulator electrodes in brain with recording, first array | 28 | $2,151 | $7,041 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 27 | $166 | $398 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | 25 | $28 | $119 |
| X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | 18 | $27 | $103 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 17 | $61 | $198 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | 16 | $161 | $666 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 16 | $144 | $278 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 14 | $662 | $3,353 |
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 (70%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in neurological surgery and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
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 19% in TX), with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 12% of TX peers, with 20 years of NPI registration.
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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