Dr. Vikas Patel, MD
Spine Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician)
12605 E 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
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Adams County includes primary care (2% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Washington University School of Medicine (1997)
- Years since graduation
- 29
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 114
Licensed in Colorado since 2004, according to the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1997Medical school: Washington University School of Medicine
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician primary
CO license 42351 (first issued 2004; active)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH
- University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO
Medical groups
- University Physicians Incorporated (3,215 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 114
- Services billed
- 745
- Patients’ average age
- 72
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 200 | 43 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 100 | 40 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | 36 | 25 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 33 | 33 |
| Computer-assisted spinal procedure | 32 | 32 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 31 | 31 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 27 | 26 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 25 | 16 |
| Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc | 22 | 11 |
| Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | 21 | 21 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 6 companies reported 26 payments worth $17,514 in total to this clinician.
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $8,203 |
|---|---|
| Centinel Spine, LLC | $5,164 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | $1,941 |
| Premia Spine, LTD. | $1,500 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $617 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $89.61 |
| Consulting Fee | $15,575 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,526 |
| Food and Beverage | $413 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Centinel Spine, LLC Feb 26, 2025 | Consulting Fee PRODISC L · Spine Implant | $5,000 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. Jul 3, 2025 | Consulting Fee EXCELSIUS GPS · SPINE/SPINE SURGERY | $3,850 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. Jul 3, 2025 | Consulting Fee EXCELSIUS GPS · SPINE/SPINE SURGERY | $2,750 |
| Premia Spine, LTD. Dec 31, 2025 | Consulting Fee TOPS · Orthopedics | $1,500 |
| Si-bone, Inc. Mar 26, 2025 | Consulting Fee IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM · SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION · in-kind | $550 |
| Si-bone, Inc. Aug 8, 2025 | Consulting Fee IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM · SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION · in-kind | $550 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. Jan 3, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $550 |
| Si-bone, Inc. Feb 14, 2025 | Consulting Fee IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM · SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION · in-kind | $550 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. Mar 27, 2025 | Travel and Lodging BENDINI · SPINE/SPINE SURGERY · travel to AUDUBON, PA Company’s descriptionAIR | $412 |
| Si-bone, Inc. Aug 8, 2025 | Consulting Fee IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM · SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION · in-kind | $275 |
All 20 payments other than meals, newest first
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Premia Spine, LTD. Dec 31, 2025 | Consulting Fee TOPS · Orthopedics | $1,500 |
| Si-bone, Inc. Aug 8, 2025 | Consulting Fee IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM · SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION · in-kind | $550 |
| Si-bone, Inc. Aug 8, 2025 | Consulting Fee IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM · SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION · in-kind | $275 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. Jul 3, 2025 | Consulting Fee EXCELSIUS GPS · SPINE/SPINE SURGERY | $3,850 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. Jul 3, 2025 | Consulting Fee EXCELSIUS GPS · SPINE/SPINE SURGERY | $2,750 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. May 22, 2025 | Travel and Lodging EXCELSIUS GPS · SPINE/SPINE SURGERY · travel to Audubon, PA | $69.06 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. Apr 29, 2025 | Travel and Lodging BENDINI · SPINE/SPINE SURGERY · travel to Audubon, PA | $99.00 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. Apr 28, 2025 | Travel and Lodging BENDINI · SPINE/SPINE SURGERY · travel to King of Prussia, PA | $169 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. Apr 1, 2025 | Travel and Lodging BENDINI · SPINE/SPINE SURGERY · travel to PHILADELPHIA, PA Company’s descriptionFEE | $22.00 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. Mar 27, 2025 | Travel and Lodging BENDINI · SPINE/SPINE SURGERY · travel to AUDUBON, PA Company’s descriptionAIR | $412 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. Mar 27, 2025 | Travel and Lodging BENDINI · SPINE/SPINE SURGERY · travel to AUDUBON, PA Company’s descriptionHOTEL | $204 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. Mar 27, 2025 | Travel and Lodging BENDINI · SPINE/SPINE SURGERY · travel to AUDUBON, PA Company’s descriptionFEE | $5.00 |
| Si-bone, Inc. Mar 26, 2025 | Consulting Fee IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM · SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION · in-kind | $550 |
| Centinel Spine, LLC Feb 26, 2025 | Consulting Fee PRODISC L · Spine Implant | $5,000 |
| Si-bone, Inc. Feb 14, 2025 | Consulting Fee IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM · SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION · in-kind | $550 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc Jan 24, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery · travel to CARLSBAD, CA · in-kind | $248 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc Jan 24, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery · travel to CARLSBAD, CA · in-kind | $248 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc Jan 24, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery · travel to CARLSBAD, CA · in-kind | $25.00 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc Jan 24, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery · travel to CARLSBAD, CA · in-kind | $25.00 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. Jan 3, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $550 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 2 industry-funded studies in 2025, from 2 companies. The companies reported $50,008 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- Restore
Mml US, Inc. - M6-C PAS
Orthofix Medical, Inc.
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.