What is Gautam Patankar's specialty?

Gautam Patankar (NPI 1497071203) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Houston, TX.

Where does Gautam Patankar practice?

Gautam Patankar practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1497071203.

How much does Medicare pay Gautam Patankar?

Gautam Patankar (NPI 1497071203) received approximately $919K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,399 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1497071203

Gautam PatankarM.D.

CardiologyHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,449

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,099

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$898K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,379 Cardiology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 2,215).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,925

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$393K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

24.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Furosemide260 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium242 claims

Metoprolol Succinate211 claims

Clopidogrel Bisulfate206 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium186 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

91.9

Quality

85.7

Cost

76.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.71%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$415

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$415

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$415

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Gautam Patankar's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 1 inbound referrers · 4 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	51	94

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SMERUD, MICHAEL	19	46
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	14	30
Jeffrey Schussler Interventional Cardiology · Dallas, TX	12	16
Manish Assar Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Dallas, TX	11	20

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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