Dr. Kalpesh Patel, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Patel
Dr. Kalpesh Patel is a pulmonary disease in Kyle, TX, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Patel performed 4,441 Medicare services across 1,960 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Patel received a total of $4,366 from 33 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 132 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in pulmonary disease. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,207 | $90 | $200 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 934 | $92 | $261 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 739 | $61 | $150 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 316 | $162 | $1,022 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 221 | $129 | $250 |
| Sleep study including heart rate, breathing, and sleep time | 128 | $108 | $249 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 126 | $128 | $521 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 112 | $153 | $300 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older) | 79 | $92 | $225 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, more than 10 minutes | 78 | $27 | $50 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 53 | $56 | $150 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 52 | $124 | $275 |
| Test for exercise-induced lung stress | 49 | $25 | $98 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab (6 years or older) | 48 | $86 | $202 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 45 | $25 | $96 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 42 | $40 | $98 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using gas dilution or washout | 41 | $30 | $98 |
| Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | 25 | $18 | $427 |
| Destruction of growth or narrowing of lung airway using an endoscope | 24 | $195 | $632 |
| Initial hospital care with same-day admission and discharge with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 23 | $77 | $250 |
| Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 3 or more lymph nodes | 20 | $103 | $350 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | 20 | $14 | $40 |
| Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope | 19 | $109 | $488 |
| Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe | 17 | $35 | $200 |
| Needle biopsy of windpipe cartilage, airway, and/or lung using an endoscope | 12 | $44 | $200 |
| Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope | 11 | $74 | $200 |
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 (99%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
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 6% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, 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 →
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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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