Dr. Satiskumar Patel, M.D. MBCHB
What this data tells you about Dr. Patel
Dr. Satiskumar Patel is a family medicine specialist in Dayton, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Patel performed 3,710 Medicare services across 1,388 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Patel received a total of $4,409 from 23 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 227 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 725 | $30 | $290 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 591 | $52 | $518 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 496 | $36 | $382 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 450 | $36 | $464 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 254 | $10 | $94 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 242 | $8 | $69 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 240 | $13 | $119 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 147 | $9 | $86 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 117 | $47 | $446 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 68 | $16 | $149 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 63 | $8 | $8 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 50 | $76 | $839 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 41 | $8 | $80 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 41 | $33 | $128 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 28 | $5 | $51 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 28 | $5 | $46 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 23 | $17 | $151 |
| Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, free | 20 | $18 | $164 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 20 | $124 | $695 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 19 | $14 | $151 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 17 | $32 | $301 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 16 | $18 | $164 |
| Vitamin D level test | 14 | $29 | $263 |
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 (96%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
10.3 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 TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 14% of TX peers, with 19 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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