Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,169 | 165 | 74.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,080 | 5 | 25.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $1,522 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $588.53 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $247.77 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $234.06 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $230.05 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $226.37 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $142.02 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $122.97 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | $78.92 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Noven Therapeutics, LLC | $75.83 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,190 | 54 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ($1,471) |
| 2023 | $1,016 | 52 | Novo Nordisk Inc ($358.87) |
| 2022 | $523.13 | 30 | Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. ($78.92) |
| 2021 | $520.49 | 34 | AbbVie Inc. ($120.35) |
All Payment Transactions
170 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/05/2024 | Astellas Pharma US Inc | Veozah (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.64 | General |
| Category: Biological | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | LAGEVRIO (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.00 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | LAGEVRIO (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.00 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | LAGEVRIO (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.00 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | LAGEVRIO (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $234.01 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | LAGEVRIO (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.14 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | LAGEVRIO (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.00 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | LAGEVRIO (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.00 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | LAGEVRIO (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $401.52 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | LAGEVRIO (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $234.01 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | LAGEVRIO (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $148.02 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | LAGEVRIO (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.64 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | LAGEVRIO (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $62.76 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug), ZEPBOUND | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.43 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.87 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | GARDASIL (Biological), CAPVAXIVE, GARDASIL 9 | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.95 | General |
| Category: VACCINE | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Ozempic (Drug), Rybelsus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.42 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 09/22/2024 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.71 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug), ZEPBOUND | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.74 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.72 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 09/16/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.11 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Seqirus USA Inc | Flucelvax (Biological), Fluad | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.97 | General |
| Category: Vaccines | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug), ZEPBOUND | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.39 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 07/26/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | JARDIANCE (Drug), ZEPBOUND | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.11 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.27 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 491 | 586 | $133,854 | $33,559 |
| 2022 | 7 | 168 | 168 | $37,758 | $10,367 |
| 2021 | 7 | 190 | 190 | $31,327 | $9,949 |
| 2020 | 1 | 18 | 18 | $162.00 | $54.00 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
26 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 2 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2020 | 18 | 18 | $162.00 | $54.00 | 33.3% |
About Ginger Patel, RN, FNP-C
Ginger Patel, RN, FNP-C is a Family healthcare provider based in Houston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/21/2016. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1033652177.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Ginger Patel, RN, FNP-C has received a total of $4,249 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,190 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 170 transactions from 34 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($3,169).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Patel has provided services to 867 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 962 services with total Medicare billing of $53,928. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 26 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Family
- Location Houston, TX
- Active Since 11/21/2016
- Last Updated 11/21/2016
- Taxonomy Code 363LF0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1033652177
Products in Payments
- LAGEVRIO (Biological) $1,457
- Wegovy (Drug) $286.47
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $250.39
- FARXIGA (Drug) $195.05
- Ozempic (Drug) $158.19
- Rybelsus (Drug) $143.87
- NURTEC ODT (Drug) $132.36
- UBRELVY (Drug) $106.03
- PROCLAIM (Device) $104.34
- VRAYLAR (Drug) $71.83
- PREVNAR 20 (Biological) $70.40
- PAXLOVID (Drug) $63.95
- Xelstrym (Drug) $59.62
- SHINGRIX (Biological) $56.98
- MOUNJARO (Drug) $55.98
- JORNAY PM (Drug) $55.21
- Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) $50.94
- Descovy (Drug) $47.15
- TRINTELLIX (Drug) $45.79
- Dexcom G6 Transmitter (Medical Supply) $42.70
Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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