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Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD

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(Smitaben S. Patel, MD)

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Specializes in: Hospice and Palliative Medicine (End-of-Life Care and Serious Illness), Family Medicine, General Practice and Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist)

Saba University School of Medicine (1998)

50 Leroy Street
Potsdam, NY 13676

(315) 261-5506

Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Covington, LA specializing in hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness), family medicine, general practice and hospital medicine (hospitalist). She graduated from Saba University School of Medicine in 1998 and has 28 years of experience. Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD is affiliated with Rochester Regional Health and Ochsner Health.

Office Locations

1202 S Tyler Street
Covington, LA 70433

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Rochester Regional Health

50 Leroy Street
Potsdam, NY 13676

(315) 261-5506

(315) 261-6021

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Covington, LA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	370
inpatient care	370

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Covington, LA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	273
inpatient care	273

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	76
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	30
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	44
Dementia	27
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Covington, LA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	124
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	135
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	30
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	49
Dementia	20
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	128

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	368
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	124
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	40
Dementia	21
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	90

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	167
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	52
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	42
Dementia	25
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Covington, LA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	630
inpatient care	614
outpatient care	16

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	232
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	58
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	42
Dementia	30
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Covington, LA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	769
inpatient care	729
outpatient care	40

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	71
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	46
Dementia	24
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Covington, LA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	643
inpatient care	599
outpatient care	44

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	54
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	49
Dementia	28
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Covington, LA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	553
inpatient care	553

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	196
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	47
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	50
Dementia	32
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Covington, LA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	570
inpatient care	570

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	168
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	40
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	44
Dementia	25
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Covington, LA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	554
inpatient care	554

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	182
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	50
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	45
Dementia	19
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Covington, LA were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

doctor visit	114
hospital care	486
inpatient care	475
outpatient care	33

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Female	129
Male	89

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	180
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	50
75 to 84	66
Less than 65	30
65 to 74	68

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	25
Dementia	22
Cancer	16

Education & Training

Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD graduated from Saba University School of Medicine in 1998. She completed residency at Ochsner Clinic Foundation - GME Office. She is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine American Board of Family Practice - Family Practice and has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Saba University School of Medicine (1998)

Residency: Ochsner Clinic Foundation - GME Office (2002)

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine American Board of Family Practice - Family Practice

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Rochester Regional Health

Ochsner Health

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: EmblemHealth, WellCare, Fidelis Care, MultiPlan, United Healthcare, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Railroad Medicare, MVP Health Care, United Healthcare Empire Plan, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Group Health Incorporated (GHI), Sieba, Martin's Point, Beacon Health (Behavioral Health), Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS), Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care, CDPHP, St. Regis Mohawk, Nascentia, Aetna Healthcare Commercial and OPTUM (Behavioral Health).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Smita S. Patel, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

EmblemHealth

WellCare

Fidelis Care

MultiPlan

United Healthcare

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Railroad Medicare

MVP Health Care

United Healthcare Empire Plan

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Group Health Incorporated (GHI)

Sieba

Martin's Point

Beacon Health (Behavioral Health)

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS)

Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care

CDPHP

St. Regis Mohawk

Nascentia

Aetna Healthcare Commercial

OPTUM (Behavioral Health)

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$1,325 ELIQUIS $1,093	PREVNAR - 13 $65	VYNDAQEL $58	ZYVOX $56	NURTEC ODT $48	Other $4
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$858 XARELTO $858
Allergan Inc.	$259 VRAYLAR $135	DALVANCE $120	AVYCAZ $3
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$240 SAMSCA $141	JYNARQUE $100
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$197 ENTRESTO $197
Other	$1,304 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) $156	FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S $149	VELTASSA $142	IVS - iVAS $125	STELARA $125	Other $607

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,183

Biography

Dr. Smitaben Patel works as a general practice, hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness), and family medicine. In addition to English, Dr. Patel (or staff) speaks Spanish, Gujarati, and Hindi. Dr. Patel is professionally affiliated with Ochsner Health, Rochester Regional Health, and Canton-Potsdam Hospital. Before completing her residency at Ochsner Medical Center, Dr. Patel attended medical school at Saba University School of Medicine. Dr. Patel appears to be an in-network provider for Fidelis Care, TRICARE, and Group Health Incorporated (GHI), in addition to other insurance carriers. She welcomes new patients at her office inPotsdam, NY as reported by Rochester Regional Health.