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Sahil Patel, MD

Pulmonary Disease · Boston

NPI 1487073805

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2 locations · The General Hospital Corporation · Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

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Hospitals they work in

1 hospital

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Mass General Brigham, which runs 15 hospitals in 2 statesHome of Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 85% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate: 1.51 (0.72 to 2.29) · 9,851 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 7.3 (5.25 to 9.36) · 5,808 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.614, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.716, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.57, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 3.8 (3.2 to 4.5) · 3,011 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies): 10.1 (8.6 to 11.9) · 10,145 cases, Jan 2022 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.7 (0.6 to 0.8) · 3,940 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Massachusetts General Hospital

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 6 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 4 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 5 better, 2 the same, 4 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Massachusetts General Hospital
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths1.51 (0.72 to 2.29) · 9,851 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths7.3 (5.25 to 9.36) · 5,808 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.614BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.716BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.57BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits3.8 (3.2 to 4.5) · 3,011 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits10.1 (8.6 to 11.9) · 10,145 casesBetterJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.7 (0.6 to 0.8) · 3,940 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.51 (0 to 1.06) · 7,050 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.87 (0.74 to 1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths190.21 (166.55 to 213.87) · 628 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.5 · 404 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths5.3 · 283 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths9.3 · 449 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths6.8 · 1,447 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths12.9 · 1,254 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.1 · 546 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths1.8 · 8,665 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.24 (0.11 to 0.37) · 26,226 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.25 (0.11 to 0.38) · 28,785 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.43 (3.42 to 5.45) · 10,723 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.34 (0.58 to 2.1) · 5,984 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.13 (2.55 to 5.7) · 5,957 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.47 (0.36 to 2.57) · 2,526 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.52 (0.25 to 0.8) · 25,523 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths5.4 · 206 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections1.024No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.681No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.317No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits13.5 · 615 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19.7 · 1,580 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits21.5 · 620 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits12.7 · 1,711 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits23.1 · 1,288 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.9 · 1,303 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits10.6 (9.5 to 11.8) · 3,011 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.9 · 211 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits8.8 · 268 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.2 · 335 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025

What patients said (593 patients answered, 22% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Massachusetts General Hospital
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness2
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Massachusetts General Hospital
Room was "always" clean72%
Nurses "always" communicated well82%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained65%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge88%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand78%
Doctors "always" listened carefully80%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)78%
Staff "always" explained new medications78%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand78%
Nurses "always" listened carefully81%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night44%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital85%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects52%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$16,643

Medicare paid this office $16,643 for 54 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes20$8,697$99
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes29$5,616$176

Who their Medicare patients are

54 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 69 · Women 54% · Also on Medicaid 46% · Health risk score 3.76. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical pulmonary disease clinician is at 2.13.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Chronic kidney disease 57% · Coronary heart disease 56% · Depression 52% · Heart failure 50% · Diabetes 44% · COPD 44% · Atrial fibrillation 44% · Dementia 26% · Cancer 24% · Stroke 20%.

The office billed $87,163, Medicare allowed $20,888 and paid $16,643; for 145 services of 10 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
202454145693.76$87,163$16,643
202350127743.68$73,121$15,406
20222857723.04$37,168$7,806

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes20$7,515$179
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes18$5,541$101
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes12$987$82

2022: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes13$5,330$184

Money from drug and device companies

$21 in 2019

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
TephaGalaflex$21
1 payment
  • Meals for Galaflex · 2019-07-26 · $21
See the published payment
Every published payment
TephaMeals · 2019-07-26Galaflex$21

Professional record

NPI
1487073805
Licence
MA 274103
Trained
University of California, Geffen School of Medicine, 2014
Group
The General Hospital Corporation · Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
Yes
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207RP1001X (207RP1001X); Internal medicine (207R00000X); Federal specialty code 207RC0200X (207RC0200X)
Mailing address
580 Washington St Unit Phg, Boston, MA, 02111
NPI first listed
2014-04-14
NPI last updated
2022-04-08
NPI record certified
2022-04-08

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

Extra NPI addresses: 10915 Miramonte Rd, Cupertino, CA, 95014