In 2012, Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD performed more cardiac procedures, catheterization, Doppler echocardiography, ultrasound (sonogram), and vascular procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Georgia.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Braselton, GA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	27
inpatient care	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Braselton, GA during 2013 were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	52
blood draw	38
cardiac procedures	416
catheterization	132
diagnostic procedures	54
doctor visit	178
hospital care	363
inpatient care	363
lab tests	37
minimally invasive procedures	132
nuclear scan	44
stent placement (stenting)	26
stress testing	111
ultrasound (sonogram)	173
vascular procedures	54

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	37
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	43
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Braselton, GA during 2014 were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	23
angioplasty	72
blood draw	184
cardiac procedures	1187
cardioversion	16
catheterization	281
diagnostic procedures	162
doctor visit	818
emergency care	11
hospital care	836
inpatient care	836
lab tests	439
minimally invasive procedures	312
nuclear scan	160
preventive care	49
stent placement (stenting)	36
stress testing	391
thyroid function tests	40
ultrasound (sonogram)	492
vascular procedures	162

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	327
Female	428

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	663
Black	77
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	288
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	93
Less than 65	175

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	46
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Braselton, GA during 2015 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	19
angioplasty	88
blood draw	193
cardiac procedures	1944
catheterization	328
diagnostic procedures	162
doctor visit	1472
emergency care	18
hospital care	872
inpatient care	858
lab tests	431
minimally invasive procedures	361
nuclear scan	298
outpatient care	14
preventive care	50
stent placement (stenting)	44
stress testing	777
thyroid function tests	30
ultrasound (sonogram)	835
vascular procedures	162

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1342
Female	1508

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2530
Black	240
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1108
From 75 to 84	822
85 and over	378
Less than 65	542

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Braselton, GA during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	50
angioplasty	74
blood draw	253
cardiac procedures	1753
cardioversion	11
catheterization	239
diagnostic procedures	128
doctor visit	1432
hospital care	672
inpatient care	672
lab tests	723
minimally invasive procedures	264
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	20
nuclear scan	253
preventive care	83
stent placement (stenting)	37
stress testing	574
thyroid function tests	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	870
vascular procedures	128

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	661
Female	741

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1258
Black	99
Hispanic	22
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	558
From 75 to 84	415
85 and over	193
Less than 65	236

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	36
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	43
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Braselton, GA during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	26
angioplasty	64
blood draw	150
cardiac procedures	1438
catheterization	264
diagnostic procedures	168
doctor visit	840
hospital care	646
inpatient care	598
lab tests	462
minimally invasive procedures	282
nuclear scan	200
outpatient care	48
preventive care	45
stent placement (stenting)	32
stress testing	505
ultrasound (sonogram)	677
vascular procedures	187

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	820
Female	878

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1521
Black	120
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	643
From 75 to 84	507
85 and over	251
Less than 65	297

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	42
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Braselton, GA during 2018 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	80
blood draw	68
cardiac procedures	623
catheterization	286
diagnostic procedures	166
doctor visit	688
hospital care	434
inpatient care	391
lab tests	130
minimally invasive procedures	286
nuclear scan	56
outpatient care	43
stent placement (stenting)	40
stress testing	129
ultrasound (sonogram)	298
vascular procedures	256

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	465
Female	513

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	871
Black	67
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	369
From 75 to 84	333
85 and over	142
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	43
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Braselton, GA during 2019 were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	128
blood draw	76
cardiac procedures	675
catheterization	425
diagnostic procedures	219
doctor visit	317
hospital care	431
inpatient care	431
lab tests	72
minimally invasive procedures	425
nuclear scan	27
stent placement (stenting)	64
stress testing	67
ultrasound (sonogram)	247
vascular procedures	283

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	576
Female	447

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	953
Black	33
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	402
From 75 to 84	381
85 and over	127
Less than 65	113

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	44
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Braselton, GA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	70
cardiac procedures	376
catheterization	195
diagnostic procedures	90
doctor visit	40
hospital care	211
inpatient care	211
minimally invasive procedures	195
nuclear scan	27
stent placement (stenting)	35
stress testing	64
ultrasound (sonogram)	140
vascular procedures	113

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	489
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	62
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	41
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Braselton, GA during 2021 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	46
cardiac procedures	383
catheterization	121
diagnostic procedures	52
doctor visit	374
hospital care	327
inpatient care	327
minimally invasive procedures	133
nuclear scan	33
stent placement (stenting)	23
stress testing	75
ultrasound (sonogram)	244
vascular procedures	109

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	319
Female	343

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	608
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	101
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	37
Dementia	22
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Braselton, GA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	64
cardiac procedures	392
catheterization	160
diagnostic procedures	64
doctor visit	555
hospital care	255
inpatient care	255
minimally invasive procedures	160
nuclear scan	26
stent placement (stenting)	32
stress testing	54
ultrasound (sonogram)	241
vascular procedures	141

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	329

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	580
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	233
85 and over	80
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Braselton, GA during 2023 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	34
cardiac procedures	491
catheterization	119
diagnostic procedures	68
doctor visit	674
hospital care	174
inpatient care	174
minimally invasive procedures	119
nuclear scan	47
stent placement (stenting)	17
stress testing	104
ultrasound (sonogram)	307
vascular procedures	107

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	479
Female	536

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	909
Black	31
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	35
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	457
From 75 to 84	391
85 and over	127
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Braselton, GA were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

ambulatory monitoring	29
angioplasty	70
blood draw	137
cardiac procedures	879
cardioversion	13
catheterization	231
diagnostic procedures	121
doctor visit	671
emergency care	14
hospital care	437
inpatient care	428
lab tests	327
minimally invasive procedures	242
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	20
nuclear scan	106
outpatient care	35
preventive care	56
stent placement (stenting)	35
stress testing	259
thyroid function tests	30
ultrasound (sonogram)	411
vascular procedures	154

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Female	508
Male	477

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	61
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	885
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	12
Other	7

**Age**
75 to 84	318
85 and over	132
Less than 65	144
65 to 74	390

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	28
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Education & Training

He completed residency at Mercer University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Pain Medicine and has a state license in Georgia.

Residency: Mercer University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Pain Medicine

Licensed In: Georgia

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
ShockWave Medical, Inc	$6,855 SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER $6,799	Vascular Lithotripsy $56
Volcano Corporation	$2,370 iFR $2,309	FFR $50	s5i $12
Abbott Laboratories	$2,075 AMPLATZER $1,372	AMPLATZER Occluders $220	XACT $149	MitraClip $97	HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev $83	Other $154
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.	$1,816 Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System $1,636	Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System $155	Diamondback Peripheral $25
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$1,552 CoreValve Evolut $1,120	Advisa $129	Resolute $127	Evera $59	Claria MRI $46	Other $71
Other	$8,928 YOSPRALA $820	Impella $813	BRITE TIP RADIANZ $500	LifeVest $478	BRILINTA $476	Other $5,842

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$9,817
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program	$6,600
Travel and Lodging	$5,811
Consulting Fee	$1,350
Education	$17

Research Payments

Dr. Ankit Arvindbhai Patel, MD has received 19 research payments totaling $80,561.

Biography

Dr. Ankit Patel practices interventional cardiology. Doctor.com reports that Dr. Patel is accepting new patients at his office in Braselton, GA. For his residency, Dr. Patel trained at a hospital affiliated with Mercer University. Dr. Patel (or staff) is conversant in Hindi.

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