Dr. Paresh Patel, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Patel
Dr. Paresh Patel is an internal medicine specialist in Houston, TX, with 17 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Patel performed 11,025 Medicare services across 3,281 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Patel received a total of $30,990 from 51 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 471 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 2,622 | $39 | $70 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 1,731 | $40 | $80 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 980 | $101 | $200 |
| Allergy skin test | 880 | $3 | $18 |
| Professional service for preparation and provision of single-dose vial of allergen | 840 | $13 | $21 |
| Allergy immunotherapy preparation | 475 | $12 | $38 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 443 | $64 | $100 |
| Collection and interpretation of physical parameters stored in computers and/or transmitted by the patient and/or caregiver to qualified health care professional, requiring 30 minutes or more, per 30 days | 386 | $43 | $100 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 277 | $15 | $75 |
| Evaluation of use of breathing device | 257 | $14 | $50 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 223 | $96 | $150 |
| Sleep study including heart rate, breathing, and sleep time | 193 | $120 | $250 |
| EEG, extended monitoring | 193 | $359 | $650 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 175 | $140 | $300 |
| Professional service for single injection of allergen | 168 | $8 | $15 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 164 | $44 | $100 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 139 | $72 | $150 |
| Test to measure rate of airflow | 130 | $30 | $75 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 130 | $132 | $250 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 107 | $21 | $50 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using gas dilution or washout | 90 | $35 | $75 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 76 | $31 | $60 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 73 | $43 | $100 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 62 | $173 | $500 |
| Test for exercise-induced lung stress | 43 | $27 | $70 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 32 | $31 | $75 |
| Therapy procedure using a positive pressure ventilator | 25 | $51 | $128 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 24 | $30 | $37 |
| Flu vaccine, quadrivalent | 23 | $76 | $100 |
| Test to measure lung airway sensitivity | 20 | $49 | $75 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 20 | $165 | $400 |
| Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | 12 | $7 | $30 |
| Albuterol, up to 2.5 mg and ipratropium bromide, up to 0.5 mg, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme | 12 | $0 | $30 |
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 (53%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in internal medicine and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for internal medicine in TX.
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 remote monitoring specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in TX), with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 3% of TX peers, with 17 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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