Dr. Kunal Patel, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Patel
Dr. Kunal Patel is an internal medicine specialist in Texarkana, TX, with 12 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Patel performed 4,729 Medicare services across 3,148 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Patel received a total of $1,699 from 20 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 77 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKG interpretation and report | 757 | $6 | $9 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 559 | $87 | $127 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 386 | $60 | $78 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 354 | $58 | $90 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 284 | $42 | $56 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 262 | $78 | $119 |
| Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | 175 | $26 | $36 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 155 | $10 | $15 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 130 | $133 | $173 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 128 | $15 | $22 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 128 | $112 | $163 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 125 | $9 | $12 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 113 | $198 | $281 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 112 | $18 | $25 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 95 | $118 | $152 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 94 | $325 | $458 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 72 | $88 | $118 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 70 | $19 | $29 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 67 | $2 | $3 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 65 | $18 | $25 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 58 | $25 | $36 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 46 | $5 | $7 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 38 | $81 | $104 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 37 | $100 | $127 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 34 | $42 | $85 |
| Coronary stent placement | 32 | $407 | $555 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 31 | $38 | $48 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 26 | $16 | $21 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 26 | $10 | $14 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 25 | $28 | $38 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 25 | $258 | $371 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 24 | $68 | $94 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 21 | $82 | $105 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 20 | $45 | $57 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 20 | $14 | $17 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | 20 | $36 | $69 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 20 | $62 | $79 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 18 | $18 | $24 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 16 | $36 | $47 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 16 | $201 | $315 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 16 | $122 | $187 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 15 | $159 | $225 |
| Insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement | 14 | $97 | $137 |
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 7% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement.
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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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