Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Devang Patel, MD

Interventional Cardiology · San Antonio, TX
Practice pattern: Cardiac & Electrophysiology— Practice combining cardiac and electrophysiology services
Low-engagement
1139 E SONTERRA BLVD STE 520, San Antonio, TX 78258
2104906000
In practice since 2006 (19 years)
NPI: 1306952627 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Patel from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Patel

Dr. Devang Patel is an interventional cardiology in San Antonio, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Patel performed 3,850 Medicare services across 3,089 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Patel received a total of $21,026 from 43 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 572 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. 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.

✓ 19 years in practice▲ Top 26% volume in TX$ $21,026 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
3,850
Medicare services
Top 26% in TX for interventional cardiology
3,089
Unique beneficiaries
$63
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~203 Medicare services per year of practice

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.

ProcedureVolumeAvg. paidAvg. submitted
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead769$9$50
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)760$90$258
Echocardiogram, transthoracic523$51$174
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity364$61$176
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)162$59$174
Heart muscle strain imaging147$9$32
Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect137$59$204
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician134$11$39
Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity123$93$252
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician121$16$59
Initial hospital admission, high complexity120$134$492
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes69$10$32
Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity55$99$335
New patient office visit (30-44 min)45$65$260
New patient office visit (45-59 min)44$115$400
Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days33$18$66
Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity33$37$98
Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist30$254$1,027
Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery28$570$3,365
Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist25$371$2,099
Cardiac catheterization22$179$819
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)20$130$347
Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity19$159$412
Office visit, established patient (10-19 min)18$42$105
Coronary stent placement17$410$1,503
Telephone, internet, or electronic health record assessment and management with written report by consulting physician, at least 5 minutes17$28$95
3d radiographic procedure15$7$26
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
15.3% high complexity
14.0% medium
70.7% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$21,026
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $3,004/year across 7 years
Top 22% in TX for interventional cardiology
43
Companies
572
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$20,546 (97.7%)
Other
Charitable contributions, space rental, and other categories
$479 (2.3%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$4,664
2023
$4,283
2022
$2,386
2021
$2,884
2020
$1,188
2019
$2,809
2018
$2,811

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Medtronic, Inc.
$3,823
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$3,563
ABIOMED
$2,345
Abbott Laboratories
$1,618
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$1,595
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$1,157
Terumo Medical Corporation
$902
Amgen Inc.
$657
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$581
PFIZER INC.
$543
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$398
Inari Medical, Inc.
$373
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$359
CVRx, Inc.
$265
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$265
Boston Scientific Corporation
$257
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$230
BIOTRONIK INC.
$211
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$196
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$182
Corindus Inc.
$157
Teleflex LLC
$148
CeloNova BioSciences, Inc.
$128
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$123
Novo Nordisk Inc
$120
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$98
AGEPHA Pharma FZ LLC
$90
ATRICURE, INC.
$82
EKOS Corporation
$65
Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
$63
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$62
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$55
AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC
$48
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$46
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$41
Baxter Healthcare
$34
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$33
ARALEZ PHARMACEUTICALS US INC.
$28
Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.
$26
Cook Medical LLC
$16
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$15
Avinger Inc.
$14
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 46.3% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AMPLATZER Occluders · ANDEXXA · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · BRILINTA · Barostim Neo System · BioMonitor 2 · CARDIVA VASCADE 6/7F VCS · CARDIVA VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F · CARTO 3 · CHANTIX · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · Cook Medical Lead Management - Lead Extraction · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · DEFINITY · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · EKOSONIC · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · FARXIGA · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · GENERAL ATHERECTOMY · GENERAL - STRUCTURAL HEART · GENERAL THERAPIES · General - Thrombectomy · HeartWare HVAD · Hi-Torque Iron Man guide wire · Hillrom - Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · Impella · JARDIANCE · KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty · LEQVIO · LODOCO · LifeVest · MANTA Vascular Closure Device · MULTAQ · Mini Trek catheters · NAVITOR · NC TREK coronary catheters · NEXLETOL · NEXLIZET · Navicross · ONPATTRO · OPSUMIT · OPSUMIT MACITENTAN · Optitorque · PANTHERIS · PORTICO · PRADAXA · PRALUENT · PressureWire FFR · Repatha · S · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · Sotalol Hydrochloride · VERQUVO · VYNDAQEL · Vascepa · Vascular Lithotripsy · Verquvo · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · XARELTO · XIENCE SIERRA · XIENCE SKYPOINT · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System · ZONTIVITY
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

Most payments (98%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

Equivalent to $546 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Interventional Cardiologys within 10 mi
34
Per 100K population
1.7
County median income
$70,571
Nearest hospital
SOUTH TEXAS SPINE AND SURGICAL HOSPITAL
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPESWeekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOSMonthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util.Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open PaymentsCY 2024
Disciplinary History— Not publicN/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 cardiac & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 26% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of practice experience.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Patel experienced with electrocardiogram (ekg), 12-lead?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Patel performed 769 electrocardiogram (ekg), 12-lead services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Patel receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Patel received a total of $21,026 from 43 companies across 572 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Patel's costs compare to other interventional cardiologys in San Antonio?
Dr. Patel's average Medicare payment per service is $63. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Patel) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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