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Viral C Patel
NPI 1124555008
$6,416.51
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
19 companies · $977 in 2025
The $977 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).
See the full distribution for Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $324 · 2020: $546 · 2021: $1,383 · 2022: $1,409 · 2023: $1,385 · 2024: $392 · 2025: $977.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $2,175 · Travel and Lodging: $580.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,174.90 |
| Travel and Lodging | $579.62 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abiomed | $1,235.66 | 2024-2025 | Impella |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,141.68 | 2019-2023 | Amplatzer, Epic |
| Bolton Medical INC | $921.08 | 2019-2023 | Treo Abdominal Stent-Graft System |
| Artivion, INC. | $649.73 | 2021-2022 | |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $506.95 | 2021-2023 | Edwards Sapien 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve |
| Atricure, INC. | $324.53 | 2021-2025 | Synergy Ablation System, Atricure Cryoice Cryoablation System (Cryo2), Isolator Surgical Ablation System |
| Corcym INC | $311.95 | 2022 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $306.81 | 2020-2023 | Echelon Endopath |
| Davol INC. | $173.51 | 2022-2023 | Progel Applicator Spray Tips |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $150.69 | 2022 | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $146.71 | 2022 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $128.52 | 2019-2023 | Coseal |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $126.62 | 2021 | |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $125.97 | 2020 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $78.04 | 2022-2024 | Accuvac, Valiant Captivia |
Show all 19 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, INC. | $34.96 | 2024 | Assure Wcd |
| Kls-Martin L.P. | $21.12 | 2024 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $17.52 | 2022 | |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $14.46 | 2021 |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
If you want to bring it up
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Viral Patel listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.