Physician profile

Vivek N Patel

Foot & Ankle Surgery · South Holland, IL

NPI 1194165357

$6,743.07

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

21 companies · $365 in 2025

The $365 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Foot & Ankle Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $424).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$875.30

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.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Medwest Associates $3,355.96 2020-2022
Arthrex, INC. $1,060.12 2020
Stryker Corporation $906.39 2019-2024 Ortholoc 2 Lapifuse, Prostep Mica, Citrefix
Wright Medical Technology, INC. $328.75 2019-2020
Medline Industries LP $195.00 2025
Smith+Nephew, INC. $165.54 2019-2022
Treace Medical Concepts, INC. $152.62 2023-2025
Melinta Therapeutics, LLC $132.93 2019-2021
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $110.58 2019
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $51.05 2022-2025 Integra, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template, Primatrix
Orthofix Medical, INC. $48.90 2019-2021
Lightbody Medical Technologies INC $31.46 2024-2025
Acera Surgical, INC. $31.25 2022
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $31.09 2019-2022
Kerecis Limited $29.14 2022
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Abbott Laboratories $27.29 2019
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated $21.24 2022
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. $20.54 2022
Tactile Systems Technology INC $16.77 2019
Fusion Orthopedics USA, LLC $14.40 2024
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $12.05 2021

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Vivek N Patel

$6,743.07

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Medwest Associates
Context
The $365 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Foot & Ankle Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $424).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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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.