NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ajay Patel, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Saint Albans, WV

Ajay Patel, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Saint Albans, West Virginia, and NPI 1023078912, issued on Mar 24, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 20391, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1023078912
Name
Ajay Patel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
20391 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
450 2ND St, Saint Albans, WV 25177
Phone
(304) 727-0016
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 22, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(304) 727-2929
Medicaid ID
1804439000 WV
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041116000248); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

7,779 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 468 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ajay Patel7,779
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium420 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate390 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium353 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate301 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa271 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium263 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $922.78

31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ajay Patel$922.78
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Ajay Patel among 754 internal medicine physician records in West Virginia

Ajay Patel, M.D. is one of 754 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2010 among the 487 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Saint Albans

They are 3 of the 638 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Albans, and 754 internal medicine physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rudolph Kevak, MDSaint Albans, WV 251771932108206
  2. Ernest Tonski, MDSaint Albans, WV 251771194821934
  3. Kimberly Spurlock, D.O.Nitro, WV 251431518924067
  4. Matthew Upton, MDNitro, WV 251431972563401
  5. Alexander Ball, DOMontgomery, WV 251361730755034
  6. Ravin Bhirud, M. D.Montgomery, WV 251361629167424
  7. Robert Eggleston, MDMontgomery, WV 251361215916614
  8. Ziad ChanaaMadison, WV 251301720172760

Common questions

What is Ajay Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ajay Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023078912, issued on Mar 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ajay Patel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 2ND St, Saint Albans, WV, 25177. Phone: (304) 727-0016. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ajay Patel, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 20391, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ajay Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ajay Patel, M.D. had 7,779 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.