Vivek Patel, MD
NPI 1568515393ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Jupiter, FL
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (MD) with Jupiter Medical Center Physicians Group Inc, practicing in Jupiter, Florida. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $136,472 for 135 patients in 2024, with only 29 Part D claims. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 15 companies reporting payments in 2025, $3,710 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Jupiter Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1568515393 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jan 18, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Jan 25, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary | 208G00000X | ME161975 | FL |
| Surgery | 208600000X | N7475 | TX |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery (FL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 135 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 288 across 63 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $136,472 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 29 · 51 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 12 |
| Total drug cost | $1,739 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Thoracic Surgery |
| Secondary specialties | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Jupiter Medical Center Physicians Group IncJupiter, FL · 155 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Jupiter Medical CenterJupiter, FL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$3,710 · 42 payments from 15 companies
- 2024$6,304 · 41 payments from 9 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $1,457 | 5 |
| Atricure, Inc. | $557.87 | 11 |
| Cvrx, Inc. | $393.80 | 6 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $353.22 | 2 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $189.35 | 6 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$2,253 · 37 payments
- Travel and Lodging$1,457 · 5 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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