Kunal Patel, MD, PHD
NPI: 1447698642
Total Payments
$5,002
2024 Payments
$3,456
Companies
8
Transactions
28
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$2,780 (55.6%)
Food & Beverage$2,222 (44.4%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $2,780 | 1 | 55.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,222 | 27 | 44.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Therapeutics Corporation | $3,173 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $1,291 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | $138.89 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | $113.06 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $108.23 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Shire North American Group Inc | $86.78 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $57.99 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $32.99 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,456 | 7 | United Therapeutics Corporation ($3,173) |
| 2023 | $177.32 | 2 | Ethicon US, LLC ($177.32) |
| 2022 | $743.66 | 9 | Ethicon US, LLC ($602.44) |
| 2021 | $421.88 | 5 | Ethicon US, LLC ($308.82) |
| 2019 | $152.81 | 3 | Shire North American Group Inc ($86.78) |
| 2018 | $49.41 | 2 | Ethicon US, LLC ($49.41) |
All Payment Transactions
28 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/16/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $57.99 | General |
| 11/13/2024 | United Therapeutics Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,780.00 | General |
| 10/02/2024 | United Therapeutics Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.53 | General |
| 09/21/2024 | United Therapeutics Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $149.39 | General |
| 09/21/2024 | Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | SherpaPak (Device), LiverGuard, LungGuard | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.89 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 07/01/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon Circular (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.61 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 04/10/2024 | United Therapeutics Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $141.07 | General |
| 06/28/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | VISTASEAL (Biological), Echelon; Endopath, PROLENE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $141.83 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 03/02/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon; Endopath (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.49 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 12/16/2022 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon; Endopath (Device), ECHELON ENDOPATH | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.77 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 12/09/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/16/2022 | Ethicon US, LLC | VISTASEAL (Biological), ECHELON ENDOPATH, Echelon; Endopath | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $82.76 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 08/09/2022 | Baxter Healthcare | FLOSEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $108.23 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 06/29/2022 | Ethicon US, LLC | ECHELON ENDOPATH (Device), DERMABOND, VISTASEAL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $146.85 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 06/06/2022 | Ethicon US, LLC | ECHELON ENDOPATH (Device), VISTASEAL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $106.19 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 05/02/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.99 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/21/2022 | Ethicon US, LLC | SURGICEL NU-KNIT (Device), ECHELON ENDOPATH, Enseal X1 | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $93.80 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 02/18/2022 | Ethicon US, LLC | ECHELON ENDOPATH (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.07 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 12/19/2021 | Ethicon US, LLC | ECHELON ENDOPATH (Device), VISTASEAL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $80.42 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 11/17/2021 | Ethicon US, LLC | Harmonic (Device), VISTASEAL, ECHELON ENDOPATH | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.62 | General |
| Category: Energy | ||||||
| 11/11/2021 | Ethicon US, LLC | VISTASEAL (Biological), ECHELON ENDOPATH | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.16 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 11/10/2021 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon Flex (Device), Harmonic, SURGICEL NU-KNIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.62 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 06/18/2021 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $113.06 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 06/02/2019 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon Powered Circular (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.78 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 03/19/2019 | Shire North American Group Inc | GATTEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.78 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
About Kunal Patel, MD, PHD
Kunal Patel, MD, PHD is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in Durham, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/10/2013. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1447698642.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Kunal Patel, MD, PHD has received a total of $5,002 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $3,456 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 28 transactions from 8 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($2,780).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Durham, NC
- Active Since 06/10/2013
- Last Updated 09/11/2023
- Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1447698642
Products in Payments
- ECHELON ENDOPATH (Device) $457.53
- VISTASEAL (Biological) $229.75
- SherpaPak (Device) $138.89
- Echelon Flex (Device) $124.62
- OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) $113.06
- FLOSEAL (Device) $108.23
- Harmonic (Device) $98.62
- SURGICEL NU-KNIT (Device) $93.80
- GATTEX (Drug) $86.78
- Echelon Circular (Device) $86.61
- Echelon; Endopath (Device) $84.26
- Echelon Powered Circular (Device) $66.03
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $32.99
- ECHELON ENDOPATH Stapler (Device) $26.60
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY Endoscopic Curved Intraluminal Stapler (Device) $22.81
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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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