Nimesh Patel, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Dallas, TXNPI 1790084283
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (43.6%), food and beverage and grants — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Boston Scientific at 32.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $3,081 and has fallen 91.9% since, to $249 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for clinical cardiac electrophysiology clinicians in TX, where the typical reported total is $27,892.
Across 84 payments — averaging $90.92 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$2K
- Abbott$2K
- Medtronic$2K
- Tris Pharma Inc$307
- AbbVie$289
- Novartis$178
- plus $218 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$90112%
- Travel & lodging$3,33144%
- Food & beverage$3,33144%
- Education$741%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific | 11 | $2,448 |
| Abbott | 30 | $2,430 |
| Medtronic | 20 | $1,767 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 16 | $307 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $289 |
| Novartis | 1 | $178 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 1 | $140 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $58 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $18 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 1 | $3 |
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.
- AVEIR$1,042
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$1,040
- GENERAL TACHY$901
- BOTOX$289
- Watchman$278
- Confirm Rx$180
- XIIDRA$178
- Corecath$158
- Carto 3$140
- AURORA EV-ICD MRI SURESCAN$109
- Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator$107
How this compares
$7,638 in reported general payments places this provider in the 15th percentile of 233 clinical cardiac electrophysiology 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.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 84 | $100,645 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 46 | $39,436 |
| Dofetilide | 32 | $11,060 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 13 | $9,031 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 89 | $1,240 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 18 | $235 |
| Carvedilol | 22 | $159 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 17 | $109 |
| Furosemide | 11 | $68 |
| Cephalexin | 15 | $47 |
| Warfarin Sodium | 11 | $32 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| NovartisEntresto | $178 | $9,03113 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 15th percentile of 233 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Texas.
Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology in Dallas
- Russell CanhamDallas$184K
- Mustafa DohadwalaDallas$121K
- Usama DaimeeDallas$102K
- Brian leDallas$102K
- Mohammad ShaarDallas$87K
- Praveen RaoDallas$67K
- Michael DelaughterBedford$1.6M
- Andrea NataleAustin$1.3M
- Jason ZagrodzkyAustin$961K
- Amin Al-AhmadAustin$771K
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.