Physician

Kunal Vijaykumar Patel, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Kunal Patel, MD (NPI: 1528486438) practices cardiology in the Texarkana, TX-AR market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Bowie, TX. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is CHRISTUS TRINITY CLINIC (NPI: 1285684225; TIN: 752616977) and primary practice location at 75503-2379. Patel is affiliated with the CHRISTUS Health Quality Care Alliance (ACO ID: A3029), participating under the MSSP model.

Patel's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,822 traditional Medicare patients, billed 5,864 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $293,376 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 5,249 prescription claims across 741 beneficiaries totaling $472,722 in drug costs, led by Eliquis (Apixaban). Open Payments data shows 17 records totaling $331. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported Medicare Part B carrier billing data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $27,339 to $472,722. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$185K$371K2021 Medicare payment: $83,392 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $370,889 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $338,767 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $293,376 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
20216111,567$83,392
20221,6856,019$370,889
20231,5475,729$338,767
20241,8225,864$293,376

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$236K$473K2015 Drug cost: $27,339 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $69,969 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $32,939 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $13,524 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $93,264 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $354,047 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $472,722 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201535452$27,339
201692975$69,969
201762750$32,939
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
202196324$13,524
20223001,640$93,264
20235373,900$354,047
20247415,249$472,722

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more528725$76
93306Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function574624$54
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more247252$49
93356Heart muscle strain imaging403411$10
93010Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only8161,010$6

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
EliquisApixaban31312,290$236,465
EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan904,400$97,348
XareltoRivaroxaban441,560$29,331
JardianceEmpagliflozin181,260$24,042
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol17940$17,329

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.17$331Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Kunal Vijaykumar Patel, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Kunal Vijaykumar Patel, MD (NPI 1528486438), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Kunal Vijaykumar Patel, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Kunal Vijaykumar Patel, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for CHRISTUS Health Quality Care Alliance (MSSP, ACO ID A3029).

What billing organization is linked to Kunal Vijaykumar Patel, MD?

Kunal Vijaykumar Patel, MD is linked to CHRISTUS TRINITY CLINIC (billing NPI 1285684225) in the available physician profile data.

Does Kunal Vijaykumar Patel, MD have Open Payments data?

Kunal Vijaykumar Patel, MD has 17 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.