Dr. Pranav Patel, MD
Not yet claimedCardiologist, Interventional cardiologist · Physician (MD)
Orange, CA
Dr. Pranav Patel is an interventional cardiologist at UCI Health in Orange, California. He performs catheter-based procedures to open narrowed heart arteries.
About Dr. Pranav Patel, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Pranav M. Patel is an interventional cardiologist at UC Irvine (UCI Health) in Orange, California. He is Chief of the Division of Cardiology (the Mary & Steve Wen Cardiovascular Division), Professor of Medicine, Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Director of the Coronary Care Unit, and Director of the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program.
He earned his MD from Saint Louis University School of Medicine in 1999, trained in internal medicine at Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland, completed cardiology and interventional cardiology fellowships at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, and did an additional fellowship at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital. He holds American Board of Internal Medicine certification in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology.
His work centers on catheter-based heart procedures, including structural heart and transcatheter valve work. He is co-principal investigator on NIH R01 grants studying combined optical coherence tomography and ultrasound imaging inside blood vessels. He serves on committees for the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions and the American College of Cardiology, and is on the board of the Orange County American Heart Association.
Federal CMS Open Payments records for 2021-2025 list $10,424.29 across 97 records from medical device and drug companies, mostly for items such as meals and travel. Payments between industry and physicians are common and legal, and are published so patients can see them.
- Board certifications
- Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine (2003), cardiovascular disease (2006), and interventional cardiology (2007). scai.org
- Chief of cardiology at UC Irvine
- He leads the Mary & Steve Wen Cardiovascular Division at UC Irvine and directs the cardiac catheterization lab and coronary care unit. faculty.uci.edu
- Trains new interventional cardiologists
- He directs the interventional cardiology fellowship program at UC Irvine. medicine.uci.edu
- NIH-funded imaging research
- He is co-principal investigator on NIH R01 grants (R01HL127271, R01HL125084) developing combined OCT and ultrasound imaging used inside arteries. profiles.icts.uci.edu
- Medical society roles
- Fellow of SCAI and member of its education committee; chair of the California ACC Quality Committee and member of two national ACC committees. scai.org
- New heart procedures at UCI
- UCI Health states it was the first Orange County health system to offer an implantable wireless pulmonary artery pressure monitor, credited to his interventional work. ucihealth.org
- Recent news
- In October 2024 he was quoted as division chief about the expansion of UCI's cardiovascular program, a $7.5 million gift, and new transcatheter valve programs. ucihealth.org
- Recognition lists
- Named a Physician of Excellence by the Orange County Medical Association (2014-2022) and a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for Orange County (2015-2022). medicine.uci.edu
- Industry payments disclosed
- CMS Open Payments lists $10,424.29 over 2021-2025 across 97 records; the largest payers were Ancora Heart, ShockWave Medical, Edwards Lifesciences, Abbott, and ABIOMED. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
- Recent publication
- Co-author of a August 2025 paper on simulation training in cardiovascular medicine in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. doximity.com
Worth knowing
- No license discipline, malpractice judgments, or criminal matters were found in web searches, but the researcher was not able to check the Medical Board of California license lookup or court dockets directly. Patients can verify license status themselves. search.dca.ca.gov
- Some third-party directory pages used as sources (such as Doximity and US News) may not reflect current credentialing information. health.usnews.com
- No public statements by him were found on topics such as vaccines, supplements, or alternative medicine; a vaccine-related headline on his Doximity page is an automatic news feed item, not his own statement. doximity.com
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$10,424
97 payments
| 2021 | $688 |
| 2022 | $1,771 |
| 2023 | $1,040 |
| 2024 | $6,320 |
| 2025 | $605 |
Top payers
- Ancora Heart, Inc.$2,838
- ShockWave Medical, Inc$2,566
- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation$1,479
- Abbott Laboratories$1,015
- ABIOMED$889
Payment types
- Food and Beverage$5,096
- Travel and Lodging$2,963
- Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$2,200
- Consulting Fee$127
- Entertainment$38
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
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Practice location
UCI Health
101 The City Dr S
Orange, CA 92868
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