Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $185,155 | 90 | 59.1% |
| Consulting Fee | $72,600 | 42 | 23.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $21,042 | 412 | 6.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $18,160 | 65 | 5.8% |
| Honoraria | $6,700 | 2 | 2.1% |
| Grant | $5,000 | 1 | 1.6% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $2,500 | 1 | 0.8% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program | $2,010 | 1 | 0.6% |
| Education | $20.08 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $116,169 | 198 | $0 (2024) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $113,366 | 186 | $0 (2024) |
| CONMED Corporation | $20,404 | 55 | $0 (2024) |
| Olympus Corporation of the Americas | $14,695 | 25 | $0 (2023) |
| PENTAX of America, Inc. | $11,977 | 14 | $0 (2023) |
| GI Supply, Inc. | $10,722 | 7 | $0 (2021) |
| Ambu Inc. | $5,816 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Lumendi LLC | $5,120 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| Endogastric Solutions, Inc | $3,501 | 21 | $0 (2024) |
| Olympus Corporation | $3,160 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $78,638 | 145 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($72,718) |
| 2023 | $31,049 | 116 | Olympus Corporation of the Americas ($14,161) |
| 2022 | $56,732 | 96 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($24,369) |
| 2021 | $30,547 | 47 | AbbVie Inc. ($15,285) |
| 2020 | $28,823 | 41 | AbbVie Inc. ($25,764) |
| 2019 | $77,652 | 94 | AbbVie, Inc. ($49,616) |
| 2018 | $8,322 | 43 | AbbVie, Inc. ($5,625) |
| 2017 | $1,424 | 33 | CONMED Corporation ($526.66) |
All Payment Transactions
615 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 25
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/29/2024 | 3-D Matrix, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $248.98 | General |
| 12/20/2024 | Ambu Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $3.84 | General |
| 12/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SpyGlass (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.33 | General |
| Category: SpyGlass_ENDO | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | GATTEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.19 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SpyGlass (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.00 | General |
| Category: SpyGlass_ENDO | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | CONMED Corporation | CONMED GENERATORS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.68 | General |
| Category: GENERAL SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | ORISE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.83 | General |
| Category: ORISE_ENDO | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | ORISE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.75 | General |
| Category: ORISE_ENDO | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,500.00 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_ENDO | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_ENDO | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_ENDO | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,500.00 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_ENDO | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_ENDO | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_ENDO | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_ENDO | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $171.40 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_ENDO | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Apollo ESG NXT System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.80 | General |
| Category: Apollo ESG NXT System_ENDO | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Axios (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.96 | General |
| Category: Axios_ENDO | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Olympus Medical Systems Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $275.00 | General |
| 11/13/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EXALT Model D (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.06 | General |
| Category: EXALT Model D_ENDO | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Axios (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $74.53 | General |
| Category: Axios_ENDO | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Axios (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.96 | General |
| Category: Axios_ENDO | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Axios (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.35 | General |
| Category: Axios_ENDO | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Axios (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.05 | General |
| Category: Axios_ENDO | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Axios (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $159.88 | General |
| Category: Axios_ENDO | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 267 | 326 | $182,095 | $30,342 |
| 2022 | 15 | 317 | 427 | $223,553 | $41,702 |
| 2021 | 15 | 391 | 469 | $235,228 | $45,435 |
| 2020 | 13 | 452 | 539 | $241,798 | $41,133 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
55 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 45 | 52 | $18,408 | $4,930 | 26.8% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 71 | $15,549 | $4,608 | 29.6% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $21,590 | $3,135 | 14.5% |
| 43264 | Removal of stone or debris from bile or pancreatic duct using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $23,582 | $2,801 | 11.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 34 | 39 | $9,750 | $2,562 | 26.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $9,220 | $2,543 | 27.6% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 16 | $7,680 | $2,276 | 29.6% |
| 43238 | Ultrasound guided needle aspiration or biopsy of esophagus using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $15,054 | $2,268 | 15.1% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 37 | $25,604 | $2,248 | 8.8% |
| 43237 | Ultrasound exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope through mouth | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $14,670 | $1,733 | 11.8% |
| 43262 | Incision of pancreatic outlet using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $19,580 | $836.55 | 4.3% |
| 74328 | Review by radiologist of image from tube placement into bile duct using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 22 | $1,408 | $402.04 | 28.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 47 | 69 | $24,564 | $6,797 | 27.7% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 41 | 97 | $19,012 | $5,559 | 29.2% |
| 43274 | Insertion of stent into pancreatic or bile duct using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 13 | $30,199 | $4,450 | 14.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 26 | 26 | $12,064 | $3,335 | 27.6% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 20 | $10,860 | $3,249 | 29.9% |
| G0121 | Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $7,537 | $2,635 | 35.0% |
| 43238 | Ultrasound guided needle aspiration or biopsy of esophagus using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 13 | $14,563 | $2,295 | 15.8% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 35 | 36 | $24,984 | $2,219 | 8.9% |
| 43259 | Ultrasound exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $13,596 | $2,146 | 15.8% |
| 43237 | Ultrasound exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope through mouth | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $15,744 | $2,023 | 12.8% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 22 | $6,182 | $1,859 | 30.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 19 | 27 | $6,831 | $1,842 | 27.0% |
| 43264 | Removal of stone or debris from bile or pancreatic duct using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 15 | $27,405 | $1,567 | 5.7% |
About Dr. Kalpesh Patel, MD
Dr. Kalpesh Patel, MD is a Gastroenterology healthcare provider based in Houston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/05/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1982707212.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Kalpesh Patel, MD has received a total of $313,187 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $78,638 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 615 transactions from 43 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($185,155).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Patel has provided services to 1,427 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,761 services with total Medicare billing of $158,612. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 55 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Gastroenterology
- Other Specialties Gastroenterology
- Location Houston, TX
- Active Since 09/05/2006
- Last Updated 09/18/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207RG0100X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1982707212
Products in Payments
- CREON (Drug) $33,743
- Creon (Drug) $15,396
- General - Therapies (Device) $14,289
- CONMED BILIARY (Device) $12,489
- EXALT Model D (Device) $9,409
- Axios (Device) $6,817
- DiLumen (Device) $5,052
- ACQUIRE (Device) $4,414
- ESOPHYX (Device) $3,501
- GENERAL - THERAPIES (Device) $3,085
- BEAMER SYSTEM (Device) $2,300
- SpyGlass (Device) $2,209
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $2,071
- Resolution 360 Clip (Device) $1,520
- CONMED Biliary (Device) $1,489
- EverLift Submucosal Lifting Agent (Device) $1,261
- Single Use Biliary Balloon Dilator (Device) $1,100
- Autotome RX 49 (Device) $1,032
- XIFAXAN (Drug) $917.68
- EVIS EXERA III VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER (Device) $772.50
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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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