Dr. Sulay Patel
What this data tells you about Dr. Patel
Dr. Sulay Patel is an interventional cardiology in Midland, TX, with 13 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Patel performed 1,616 Medicare services across 1,228 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Patel received a total of $19,515 from 22 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 107 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. The majority of payments are classified as research and scientific activities (grants and research funding). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 305 | $61 | $145 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 204 | $94 | $245 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 171 | $134 | $405 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 157 | $11 | $28 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 98 | $10 | $25 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 90 | $94 | $208 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 70 | $132 | $367 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 68 | $40 | $116 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 63 | $127 | $344 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 60 | $168 | $445 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 42 | $180 | $601 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 36 | $116 | $319 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 32 | $2 | $6 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 30 | $49 | $135 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 28 | $78 | $222 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 28 | $13 | $37 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 25 | $137 | $347 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 24 | $139 | $348 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 24 | $39 | $79 |
| Coronary stent placement | 19 | $419 | $1,200 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 16 | $73 | $192 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 14 | $438 | $1,144 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 12 | $17 | $44 |
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 (54%) are classified as scientific/research, suggesting involvement in clinical studies, grants, or innovation-related work.
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 moderate Medicare volume, and research-focused industry engagement.
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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