Pratik Patel, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Munster, INNPI 1104082445
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (55.3%), travel and lodging and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 36 manufacturers reported payments, led by Biosense Webster, Inc. at 28.2% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $9,436, 5.2 times the $1,813 reported in 2019.
Across 337 payments — averaging $80.54 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Biosense Webster, Inc.$8K
- Medtronic$5K
- Boston Scientific$4K
- Abbott$4K
- Altathera Pharmaceuticals LLC$1K
- Atricure, Inc.$968
- plus $5K from 30 others
Across 2 payments — averaging $5903.70 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.
- Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.$12K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$3,68314%
- Travel & lodging$8,44031%
- Food & beverage$15,00455%
- Education$170%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 49 | $7,666 |
| Medtronic(3 entities) | 84 | $4,683 |
| Boston Scientific | 44 | $3,886 |
| Abbott | 30 | $3,666 |
| Altathera Pharmaceuticals LLC | 2 | $1,173 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 9 | $968 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 17 | $965 |
| Cordis US CORP. | 5 | $596 |
| Philips North America LLC | 8 | $509 |
| Stryker | 4 | $311 |
| Novartis | 23 | $301 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 4 | $268 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 3 | $256 |
| AOP Health US, LLC | 1 | $249 |
| Cvrx, Inc. | 3 | $202 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | 2 | $202 |
| ZOLL Respicardia, Inc. | 1 | $176 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 9 | $161 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 11 | $155 |
| Abiomed | 1 | $146 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 3 | $141 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $59 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 4 | $57 |
| Cardiofocus, Inc. | 2 | $48 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 3 | $47 |
| Medicomp Inc | 2 | $40 |
| Amgen | 2 | $38 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $30 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Convatec Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $14 |
| Elutia, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Z-medica, LLC | 1 | $8 |
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.
- Carto 3$2,172
- AVEIR$1,208
- ENSITE PRECISION$1,151
- Sotalol Hydrochloride$1,125
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX$666
- Rapiblyk$497
- WATCHMAN FLX$445
- BioMonitor$345
- COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN$321
- AFFERA MAPPING SYSTEM$311
- Confirm Rx$309
- WATCHMAN Access System$308
- Farapulse$305
- NUVISION ICE CATHETER$299
- Mynx Venous VCD$293
- S.M.A.R.T.$242
- Watchman$234
- PASCAL$181
- Barostim Neo System$180
- remede System$176
How this compares
$27,144 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 72 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Indiana.
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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 | 687 | $690,884 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 140 | $116,491 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 42 | $46,138 |
| MultaqDronedarone Hcl | 26 | $31,189 |
| Dofetilide | 118 | $20,322 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 368 | $13,823 |
| Flecainide Acetate | 238 | $13,740 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 736 | $6,847 |
| Propafenone Hcl ErPropafenone Hcl | 19 | $4,107 |
| SotalolSotalol Hcl | 212 | $3,866 |
| BystolicNebivolol Hcl | 14 | $2,398 |
| Dilt-XrDiltiazem Hcl | 69 | $2,012 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Xr)Diltiazem Hcl | 55 | $1,657 |
| Propafenone Hcl | 22 | $658 |
| Sotalol AfSotalol Hcl | 17 | $594 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| PfizerEliquis | $59 | $690,884687 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $161 | $116,491140 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $301 | $46,13842 claims |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLCMultaq | $22 | $31,18926 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 65th percentile of 72 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Indiana.
Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology in Munster
- Hakeem JibawiMunster$14K
- Eric PrystowskyIndianapolis$1.1M
- Chad BonhommeWestfield$925K
- Kevin TrulockIndianapolis$402K
- Sharath VipparthyIndianapolis$114K
- Jasen GilgeIndianapolis$93K
- Vincent KeatingIndianapolis$80K
- Christopher ReedIndianapolis$80K
- Marcelle StuckyIndianapolis$76K
- Joseph SzwedIndianapolis$67K
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.