Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Ripul Panchal, DO

Neurological Surgery · Frisco, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Consulting-driven
13136 DALLAS PKWY STE 540A, Frisco, TX 75033
9728061188
In practice since 2008 (18 years)
NPI: 1245400167 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Panchal from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Panchal

Dr. Ripul Panchal is a neurological surgery in Frisco, TX, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Panchal performed 1,095 Medicare services across 792 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Panchal received a total of $411,475 from 44 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 343 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in neurological surgery. 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. Panchal 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.

✓ 18 years in practice▲ Top 8% volume in TX$ $411,475 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
1,095
Medicare services
Top 8% in TX for neurological surgery
792
Unique beneficiaries
$200
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~61 Medicare services per year of practice

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.

ProcedureVolumeAvg. paidAvg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)214$88$790
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)155$129$1,105
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion122$193$1,502
New patient office visit (45-59 min)97$115$1,006
X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views79$41$309
Fusion of additional segment of spine73$292$2,400
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views65$38$298
Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc41$296$2,438
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)30$64$447
Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc24$1,282$10,453
New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min)24$161$1,264
Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc21$362$3,043
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments21$570$4,907
Partial removal of bone of additional segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back20$171$1,118
Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc19$1,229$11,357
Computer-assisted spinal procedure19$173$1,421
Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back18$193$1,492
Placement of stabilizing device to front, 4-7 spine bone segments15$565$4,644
Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments13$543$4,473
X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 4-5 views13$60$461
X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, minimum of 6 views12$76$578
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
30.9% high complexity
0.0% medium
69.1% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$411,475
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $58,782/year across 7 years
Top 3% in TX for neurological surgery
44
Companies
343
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$175,914 (42.8%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$115,555 (28.1%)
Financial / Ownership
Ownership or investment interests, royalties, and licensing fees
$105,506 (25.6%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$14,500 (3.5%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$36,401
2023
$53,893
2022
$73,974
2021
$116,230
2020
$41,405
2019
$35,376
2018
$54,197

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Evolution Spine, LLC
$222,465
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$113,821
Medtronic, Inc.
$30,566
Spinevision SAS
$25,389
Globus Medical, Inc.
$5,801
Intelivation Technologies, LLC
$3,000
Augmedics Inc.
$1,823
Vertiflex, Inc.
$1,334
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$1,050
Boston Scientific Corporation
$954
Pylant Medical
$772
SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION
$659
Abbott Laboratories
$570
Spinevision Inc.
$369
Synthes GmbH
$324
Nevro Corp.
$278
SeaSpine Orthopedics Corporation
$275
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$218
Curiteva, Inc.
$216
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$193
Penumbra, Inc.
$162
Arthrex, Inc.
$161
CPM Medical Consultants, LLC
$132
Cerapedics, Inc.
$131
SI-BONE, Inc.
$114
PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
$98
Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc.
$85
Intrinsic Therapeutics
$61
Alphatec Spine, Inc
$56
Orthofix Medical, Inc.
$44
Providence Medical Technology, Inc.
$38
Ethicon US, LLC
$35
Spineology Inc.
$33
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
$30
SpineSmith Holdings, LLC
$30
NuVasive, Inc.
$28
Baxter Healthcare
$27
Cerapedics Inc.
$25
Neo Spine USA Inc
$23
Centinel Spine, LLC
$20
Genentech USA, Inc.
$19
MIMEDX Group, Inc.
$17
Misonix Inc
$14
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 89.2% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
7D Surgical System · ACIS · ACTIVOS · Artemis · BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) · BIOFIX · CD HORIZON · CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM · COALITION AGX / AGX RP · CODMAN CERTAS · CONDUIT · CREO · DIVERGENCE-L · ELSA · ETERNA · EXCELSIUS · EXCELSIUS GPS · Emerge Anterior Cervical Plate System · Endoskeleton-L · Excelsius Robotics System · FLOSEAL · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GRAFTON · GRAFTONAND GRAFTON PLUSDEMINERALIZED BONE MATRIX (DBM) · General - Pain Management · I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT · INFINITY OCT System · INFUSE · INFUSE BONE GRAFT · INTELLIS · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · INVICTUS OPEN · IntraLIF · KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY · MASTERGRAFT · MIDAS REX · MINI VAC · MLX · Magellan · Mariner · MaxFuse-C · MazorX Renaissance · Medical Devices · NeXus · Neo Pedicle Screw System · NorthStar · O-ARM-ST · O-ARM-Spine · OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM · OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION · Omnia · PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System · PROCLAIM · PRODISC L · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · RISE · RISE Intra LIF · RISE-L · SPECTRA WAVEWRITER · SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (REFURBISHED) · SYNERGY · Senza · Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc · Spinal-Stim · StealthStation · Superion ISS · T2 ALTITUDE · T2 STRATOSPHERE · Teligen · UNID_PASS · VECTRIS · VISTASEAL · WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 · Whistler Modular Screw System and Lumbar and Cervical Plates and Cages · Xofluza · Xvision
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

The majority of payments (43%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for neurological surgery in TX.

Equivalent to $37,578 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Neurological Surgerys within 10 mi
61
Per 100K population
6.5
County median income
$108,185
Nearest hospital
TEXAS HEALTH HOSPITAL FRISCO
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPESWeekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOSMonthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util.Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open PaymentsCY 2024
Disciplinary History— Not publicN/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. Panchal is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 8% in TX), and high industry engagement (consulting-driven, top 3%), 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 →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Panchal experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Panchal performed 214 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Panchal receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Panchal received a total of $411,475 from 44 companies across 343 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Panchal's costs compare to other neurological surgerys in Frisco?
Dr. Panchal's average Medicare payment per service is $200. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Panchal) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →