Tushar Patel, M.D.

About

TUSHAR PATEL, M.D. is an orthopedic surgery located at DISTRICT ORTHOPAEDICS, PC in CHEVY CHASE, MD.

Tushar Patel is one of 23 orthopedic providers listed in CHEVY CHASE, MD on AdvOrtho.

Practice at a glance

In 2024, 100% of Tushar Patel's identifiable Medicare procedure volume was spine work. Their most frequent service was insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion for 42 Medicare patients.

Most-performed procedures, 2024

• Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion

  110

  42 patients · above the state median of 43

• Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc

  67

  30 patients · above the state median of 30

• Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment

  55

  38 patients · near the state median of 41

• Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc

  36

  36 patients · above the state median of 17

• Fusion of additional segment of spine

  31

  12 patients · below the state median of 59

• Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment

  29

  29 patients · near the state median of 24

Training and practice

Tushar Patel has been in practice since 1989, after graduating from Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania.

• Practices with Washington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, P.a. (21 clinicians)
• Affiliated with Inova Alexandria Hospital, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital and Virginia Hospital Center
• Offers telehealth visits

Industry relationships

Manufacturers reported $59,319 in payments and transfers of value to Tushar Patel in 2024, excluding meals, travel and gifts. Relationships like these are common among surgeons who help design implants or train other clinicians, and companies are required by law to report them.

• royalties on devices or techniques they helped develop

  $53,955

• consulting

  $5,364

Reported by Orthofix Medical, Inc., LifeNet Health, Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc and others.

Source: CMS Open Payments, 2024, as reported by manufacturers. Disclosure is required by law and does not indicate anything improper. Figures reflect what companies reported and may include work unrelated to patient care. Providers who believe a figure is wrong should take it up with CMS, and can contact us about how it appears here.

Registry record

• Licensed in Virginia - licensed beyond the practice state, which roughly one in five providers here is
• Practices within a group or organization

Credentials: Doctor of Medicine (MD)

An MD degree indicates completion of a medical doctorate program focused on allopathic medicine. MDs complete four years of medical school followed by residency training in their chosen specialty. Orthopedic surgery residencies typically last five years and include extensive training in surgical and non-surgical treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.