Mihir Patel, MD
Family Practice · Brick, NJNPI 1629565056
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 277 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novo Nordisk at 39.4% of the total. Among family practice clinicians in NJ 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 277 payments — averaging $16.30 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$2K
- Lilly USA, LLC$1K
- Exact Sciences$285
- AbbVie$264
- Pfizer$167
- AstraZeneca$163
- plus $780 from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,514100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk | 114 | $1,777 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 68 | $1,077 |
| Exact Sciences | 12 | $285 |
| AbbVie | 17 | $264 |
| Pfizer | 10 | $167 |
| AstraZeneca | 11 | $163 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 10 | $136 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 5 | $109 |
| Boston Scientific | 4 | $95 |
| Bayer | 5 | $90 |
| Nevro Corp. | 3 | $60 |
| Amgen | 3 | $42 |
| Abbott | 2 | $39 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 2 | $33 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $30 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 2 | $29 |
| Merck | 2 | $29 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 1 | $16 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$4,514 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 248 family practice providers in New Jersey.
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.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 123 | $172,207 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 40 | $58,646 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 36 | $45,394 |
| EliquisApixaban | 18 | $21,810 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 19 | $21,511 |
| JanumetSitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl | 11 | $12,324 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 204 | $2,745 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 242 | $2,564 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 175 | $2,124 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 16 | $1,644 |
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 45 | $1,607 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl | 20 | $1,418 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 104 | $1,286 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 40 | $1,230 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | 81 | $1,228 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Lilly USA, LLCMounjaro | $1,077 | $172,207123 claims |
| Novo NordiskOzempic | $1,777 | $45,39436 claims |
| PfizerEliquis | $167 | $21,81018 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $163 | $21,51119 claims |
| MerckJanumet | $29 | $12,32411 claims |
| AbbVieSynthroid | $264 | $59414 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 95th percentile of 248 family practice providers in New Jersey.
Other family practice in Brick
- Ryan TourtellotBrick$215
- Alex GuslerSomerset$6K
- Luis JaramilloWest New York$6K
- Robert LukendaCranford$5K
- Rudolph WillisIrvington$5K
- Omar HassanienPassaic$3K
- Robert BockWayne$2K
- Thayalan CumarasamyBurlington$2K
- Francis KielarButler$2K
- Sarah LevyBoonton$101
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.