Dr. Snehalkumar Patel, M.D
What this data tells you about Dr. Patel
Dr. Snehalkumar Patel is an internal medicine specialist in Webster, TX, with 16 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Patel performed 4,748 Medicare services across 2,480 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Patel received a total of $18,401 from 38 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 428 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 729 | $63 | $110 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 598 | $94 | $180 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 353 | $6 | $60 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 350 | $39 | $77 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician only | 286 | $5 | $60 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 279 | $40 | $59 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 224 | $39 | $96 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 172 | $43 | $75 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 170 | $70 | $155 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 169 | $141 | $813 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 121 | $11 | $75 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 96 | $105 | $209 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 88 | $50 | $215 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 80 | $341 | $2,500 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 80 | $143 | $600 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 79 | $32 | $63 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 76 | $95 | $159 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 75 | $29 | $63 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 65 | $10 | $81 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 61 | $124 | $255 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 60 | $134 | $308 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 59 | $11 | $60 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 42 | $17 | $165 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 40 | $55 | $240 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 37 | $24 | $155 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 35 | $672 | $1,106 |
| Sleep study including heart rate, breathing, and sleep time | 34 | $120 | $263 |
| EEG, extended monitoring | 34 | $351 | $715 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 33 | $20 | $40 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 32 | $138 | $350 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 28 | $140 | $385 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 27 | $15 | $30 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 26 | $180 | $1,748 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 19 | $30 | $350 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 16 | $144 | $195 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 14 | $272 | $2,096 |
| Coronary stent placement | 13 | $379 | $7,200 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 13 | $165 | $320 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 12 | $53 | $830 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 12 | $17 | $275 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 11 | $93 | $164 |
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. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for internal medicine in TX.
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 in the top 5% of TX peers, with 16 years of NPI registration.
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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