NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alkesh Patel, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Columbia, MD

Alkesh Patel, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, Maryland, and NPI 1679505549, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D50404, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679505549
Name
Alkesh Patel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
D50404 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10632 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia, MD 21044
Phone
(410) 997-9751
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 11, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(410) 997-9763
Medicaid ID
040403900 MD
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041201000146); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 1994
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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Also registered at 10632 Little Patuxent Pkwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Nancy Alexander, LCSW-CClinical Social Worker1598972341
  2. Rose Ambrose, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1558311555
  3. Karen Bradley-Poff, C.R.N.P.Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1205152857
  4. Myrna Carpenter, PHD, RN, CS-PPsychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1184849143
  5. Jayyidah Clarke, LCSW-CClinical Social Worker1811420615
  6. Jeffrey Crouch, LCSW-CClinical Social Worker1326080136

Verify Alkesh Patel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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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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28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,523 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 65 claims were for opioids.

  1. Alkesh Patel4,523
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium257 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate225 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium198 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium195 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl175 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium173 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%83.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,127.83

44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alkesh Patel$1,127.83
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

Alkesh Patel among 1,912 family medicine physician records in Maryland

Alkesh Patel, M.D. is one of 1,912 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 73% 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 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 1,141 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

67 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 67 of the 6,690 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,912 family medicine physician records in Maryland.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

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  6. Zeenat Hashmi, M.D.Columbia, MD 210441154512549
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  8. William Marks, M.D.Columbia, MD 210441164579090

Common questions

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

Alkesh Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679505549, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alkesh Patel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10632 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia, MD, 21044. Phone: (410) 997-9751. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Maryland license number D50404, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Alkesh Patel, M.D. had 4,523 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Alkesh Patel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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