Keyur Patel, MD
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology · Houston, TXNPI 1336468644
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $6,860 of the $11,263 with a category attached, or 60.9%. 6 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novartis at 47.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $4,335 and has fallen 99.4% since, to $26 in 2025. Among anatomic pathology & clinical pathology clinicians in TX with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 10 payments — averaging $1126.33 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$5K
- Illumina, Inc.$4K
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$1K
- Johnson & Johnson$29
- Vericel Corporation$26
- Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.$13
Across 2 payments — averaging $372.26 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Amgen$745
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$6,86061%
- Speaking & faculty fees$3,92835%
- Travel & lodging$4074%
- Food & beverage$681%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis | 2 | $5,400 |
| Illumina, Inc. | 3 | $4,335 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $1,460 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $29 |
| Vericel Corporation | 1 | $26 |
| Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- Oncology Testing$4,335
- TASIGNA$2,400
- XOSPATA$1,460
How this compares
$11,263 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 736 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology providers in Texas.
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Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Other anatomic pathology & clinical pathology in Houston
- Rabia ShafiHouston$519K
- Jason GregorioHouston$238K
- Sanam LoghaviHouston$94K
- Savitri KrishnamurthyHouston$80K
- Thomas LohmannHouston$30K
- Aysegul SahinHouston$29K
- Lillian GaberHouston$23K
- Ken YoungHouston$23K
- Hong ZhangHouston$22K
- Michelle WilliamsHouston$12K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.