What is Gitane Patel's specialty?

Gitane Patel (NPI 1710171434) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in San Diego, CA.

Where does Gitane Patel practice?

Gitane Patel practices in San Diego, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1710171434.

How much does Medicare pay Gitane Patel?

Gitane Patel (NPI 1710171434) received approximately $530K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,177 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1710171434

Gitane PatelMD

PRACTICEBARRY KATZMAN, M.D., INC., APCSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologySan Diego, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

4,168

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

6,142

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$508K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,144 Ophthalmology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,859).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,708

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.2M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

47.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost1,106 claims

Prednisolone Acetate386 claims

Cyclosporine378 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat361 claims

Cyclosporine344 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

43.2

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Gitane Patel'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). 5 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	76	162
Grossmont Surgery Center Lp Ambulatory Surgical Center · La Mesa, CA	65	146
Sarjan Patel Ophthalmology · San Diego, CA	13	26
SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	12	28
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA	11	25

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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