Nilay Patel, MD
Sports Medicine · Hiram, GANPI 1356738108
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by grants: $20,000 of the $21,438 with a category attached, or 93.3%. Arthrex accounts for 97.0% of it on its own, with 9 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $20,000 and has fallen 99.6% since, to $72 in 2025.
Across 21 payments — averaging $1020.86 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$21K
- Johnson & Johnson$197
- United Orthopedics LLC$162
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.$90
- Stryker$58
- Bioventus LLC$46
- plus $100 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$20,00093%
- Travel & lodging$7864%
- Food & beverage$6523%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arthrex | 3 | $20,786 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 5 | $197 |
| United Orthopedics LLC | 2 | $162 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4 | $90 |
| Stryker | 1 | $58 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $46 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $41 |
| Vericel Corporation | 1 | $26 |
| Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| ERMI LLC | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$21,438 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 168 sports medicine providers in Georgia.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 99 | $861 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 63 | $611 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 91 | $522 |
| Ibuprofen | 32 | $263 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 52 | $141 |
| Meloxicam | 26 | $88 |
| Methylprednisolone | 11 | $76 |
| Naproxen | 16 | $68 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 26 | $52 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other sports medicine in Hiram
- John XerogeanesAtlanta$4M
- Joseph BurnsAlpharetta$376K
- Sameh LabibBrookhaven$280K
- Spero KarasAtlanta$137K
- Xavier DuraldeAtlanta$77K
- Thomas MyersAtlanta$72K
- Robert O'ConnellCarrollton$69K
- Elan GolanSnellville$57K
- Taylor PolanderJesup$48K
- Anthony CantrellCanton$47K
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.