Dr. Sati Patel, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Patel
Dr. Sati Patel is a student in an organized health care education/training program in Plano, TX, with 10 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Patel performed 2,158 Medicare services across 1,760 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Patel received a total of $2,306 from 19 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 85 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in student in an organized health care education/training program. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKG interpretation and report | 301 | $6 | $30 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 294 | $8 | $41 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 269 | $91 | $238 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 235 | $10 | $51 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 153 | $49 | $267 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 148 | $112 | $310 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 116 | $59 | $186 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 84 | $4 | $26 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 82 | $8 | $17 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 53 | $100 | $352 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 49 | $2 | $28 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 45 | $79 | $393 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 45 | $87 | $268 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 38 | $90 | $301 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 35 | $13 | $65 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 29 | $19 | $361 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 29 | $37 | $101 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 28 | $69 | $207 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 22 | $18 | $130 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 18 | $18 | $98 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 17 | $9 | $96 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 17 | $5 | $155 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 15 | $78 | $707 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 13 | $17 | $98 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 12 | $9 | $139 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 11 | $58 | $260 |
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 (100%) 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 9% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 14%).
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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