# Vivekkumar Patel, MD

Source: https://ourhealthnetwork.com/doctor/vivekkumar-patel-md-1649531617
NPI: 1649531617
Data source: CMS NPI Registry (DAC), refreshed monthly

## Quick facts

Vivekkumar Patel, MD is a cardiac surgery based in Houston, TX practicing at Baylor College Of Medicine with NPI 1649531617.

## Profile

- Primary specialty: Cardiac Surgery
- Secondary specialties: THORACIC SURGERY
- Credential: MD
- Gender: Male
- Medical school: TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, HSC, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
- Graduation year: 2012
- NPI: 1649531617 ([NPPES record](https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1649531617))

## Practice and contact

- Practice name: Baylor College Of Medicine
- Address: 7200 Cambridge St, Fl 10, Houston, TX, 770304202
- Phone: (713) 798-1000
- Group practice size: 1224 members

## CMS quality measures (MIPS)

- Overall MIPS final score: 91.34/100
- Quality category score: 81.65/100
- Promoting Interoperability score: 89.13/100
- Improvement Activities score: 40.00/100

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program. MIPS scores reflect Medicare provider performance on quality, cost, and care improvement measures.

## Insurance accepted (7 networks)

This provider is in network with the following insurance carriers, based on federal Transparency in Coverage filings and FHIR provider directories:

- [HCSC: BCBS Texas](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/hcsc-bcbs-texas) — 43 plans
- [Cigna](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/cigna) — 17 plans
- [UnitedHealthcare](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/unitedhealthcare) — 11 plans
- [Aetna](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/aetna) — 7 plans
- [Oxford Health Plans (UHC)](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/oxford-health-plans-uhc) — 2 plans
- [UMR](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/umr) — 2 plans
- [Medicare](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/medicare) — 1 plan

To verify a specific plan covers Vivekkumar Patel, use the [OurHealthNetwork Insurance Matcher](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/tools/insurance-matcher?npis=1649531617).

## Industry payments disclosure (CMS Open Payments)

Per CMS Open Payments data (most recent year 2024), this provider has received 2 disclosed payments from medical industry sources totaling approximately $235.

Largest disclosed payer: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($119 cumulative).

Source: CMS Open Payments program (federal financial-transparency dataset). Industry payment disclosures do not imply any wrongdoing; many are legitimate consulting fees, research support, or speaker honoraria.

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