Dr. Krishna Patel, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Patel
Dr. Krishna Patel is an internal medicine specialist in Round Rock, TX, with 14 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Patel performed 16,012 Medicare services across 1,425 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Patel received a total of $1,457 from 30 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 56 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron sucrose injection (Venofer) | 7,600 | $0 | $2 |
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 4,500 | $0 | $3 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 718 | $8 | $20 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 641 | $0 | $1 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 626 | $8 | $36 |
| Injection, granisetron hydrochloride, 100 mcg | 280 | $0 | $24 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 274 | $94 | $368 |
| Immunoglobulin level test | 123 | $9 | $56 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 120 | $97 | $707 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 93 | $21 | $157 |
| Measurement of immunoglobulin light chains | 82 | $17 | $60 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 69 | $62 | $250 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 63 | $135 | $496 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 61 | $47 | $313 |
| Reticulated (young) platelet measurement | 49 | $35 | $143 |
| Intensity modulated treatment delivery, single or multiple fields/arcs,via narrow spatially and temporally modulated beams, binary, dynamic mlc, per treatment session | 46 | $271 | $2,762 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 44 | $2 | $19 |
| Ct scan of chest with contrast | 41 | $43 | $821 |
| CT scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 41 | $174 | $1,067 |
| Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count | 41 | $4 | $22 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 41 | $6 | $34 |
| Folic acid level test | 40 | $14 | $73 |
| Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein | 39 | $12 | $108 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 38 | $15 | $76 |
| Carcinoembryonic antigen (cea) protein level | 37 | $19 | $99 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | 35 | $23 | $256 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour | 34 | $15 | $100 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution, sterile (500 ml = 1 unit) | 29 | $1 | $19 |
| Red blood count automated, with additional calculations | 28 | $5 | $26 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 25 | $156 | $709 |
| Radiation treatment delivery,3 or more separate treatment areas, custom blocking, tangential ports, wedges, rotational beam, compensators, electron beam; 11-19 mev | 23 | $178 | $700 |
| Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries | 20 | $90 | $657 |
| Protein measurement, serum | 19 | $11 | $99 |
| Immunologic analysis technique on serum | 19 | $29 | $108 |
| Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation) | 19 | $22 | $160 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, each additional hour | 19 | $9 | $75 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 18 | $10 | $96 |
| Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan | 17 | $1,173 | $4,802 |
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 (98%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
3.1 mi
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 mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), with low-engagement 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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