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- 39 Starbrush Cir, Covington, LA 70433
About Dr. Patel
Umesh A. Patel, MD, FACC practices cardiovascular disease in Covington, LA. According to Medicare claims data, Umesh cared for 1,114 Medicare patients across 1,677 services. The services billed most often include routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report, established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more, and injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg. The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629070826.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (985) 871-4155
- Email not available
Practice Locations
39 STARBRUSH CIR
Covington, LA 70433
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Cardiovascular Disease generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Coronary and ischemic heart disease
Heart failure and cardiomyopathy
Heart rhythm
Symptoms and functional disorders
Valve and structural heart
Vascular and risk factors
Artery & vascular
Heart inflammation
Heart muscle
Heart valves
Vascular disease
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
Office and noninvasive testing
Advanced imaging
Consultations
Diagnostic testing
Diagnostics
Heart devices
- Biventricular Pacemaker (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
- Implantable Loop Recorder (Cardiac Monitor Implant)
Heart imaging
Heart procedures
Heart rhythm procedures
Imaging
Implants
Recovery & rehabilitation
Vascular imaging
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
1,677 services · 1,114 patients · 23 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Imaging | 78452 |
66 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Treatment | 93000 |
197 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | Treatment | 93244 |
106 | More than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | Treatment | 93242 |
106 | More than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Treatment | 93306 |
80 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | Treatment | 93298 |
72 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | Treatment | 93015 |
70 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Treatment | 93296 |
52 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Treatment | 93880 |
51 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Treatment | 93294 |
41 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
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Related specialists at this location 2
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Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other cardiologists in Covington 8
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 24 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1979 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect 8
Providers in LA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What kind of doctor is Dr. Patel?
Dr. Patel is a cardiologist in Covington, LA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Cardiovascular Disease”.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Patel's address?
Dr. Patel is listed at 39 Starbrush Cir, Covington, LA 70433. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How can I make an appointment with Dr. Patel?
The number on file is (985) 871-4155. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Patel's NPI number?
Dr. Patel's National Provider Identifier is 1629070826. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Patel train?
Dr. Patel attended Other, graduating in 1979. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Patel been practicing?
Dr. Patel has 47 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1979, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What procedures does Dr. Patel perform?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Patel performs imaging including nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect; provides treatments such as routine electrocardiogram using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report and heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Patel confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Patel. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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