NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Amar Arun Patel, MD

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Laguna Woods, CA

Amar Arun Patel, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Laguna Woods, California, and NPI 1073802443, issued on Apr 6, 2011. Check the license (California A167298, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1073802443
Name
Amar Arun Patel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License numbers
A167298 CA
01076563A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
24331 EL Toro RD Ste 200, Laguna Woods, CA 92637
Phone
(949) 586-3200
Enumerated
Apr 6, 2011
Record last updated
Apr 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(949) 900-2136
Medicaid ID
201373300 IN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200318002309); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 2011
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 24331 EL Toro RD Ste 200

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

  1. Arash Aminian, M.D.Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician1154363554
  2. Danny Mario Asfahani, ORTHO TECHNICIANTechnician/Technologist1548024011
  3. Eunji BackPhysician Assistant1942919675
  4. Linda Bow, ATC, PA-CPhysician Assistant1972973329
  5. Candice Castro, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1457645574
  6. Emily Clarke, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1164082368

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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82% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

339 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 173 claims were for opioids.

  1. Amar Patel339
  2. Specialty average186

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen141 claims
  2. Celecoxib50 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone38 claims
  4. Meloxicam35 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 claims
  6. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim11 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: $173.58

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Amar Patel$173.58
  2. Specialty average$5,529.86

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. OrthowestLaguna Woods, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Amar Arun Patel among 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California

Amar Arun Patel, MD is one of 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records list a practice address in Laguna Woods

They are 5 of the 185 NPPES records with a practice address in Laguna Woods, and 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Emily Clarke, MDLaguna Woods, CA 926371164082368
  2. Kyle Coker, M.D.Laguna Woods, CA 926371265436620
  3. Gautam Malhotra, MDLaguna Woods, CA 926371811298045
  4. Lonnie Moskow, M.D.Laguna Woods, CA 926371184627721
  5. Paul Casey, MDHuntington Beach, CA 926491740392802
  6. John Cook, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601063588705
  7. Shaunak Desai, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601174733802
  8. Tze Ip, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601780629493

Common questions

What is Amar Arun Patel, MD's NPI number?

Amar Arun Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073802443, issued on Apr 6, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Amar Arun Patel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24331 EL Toro RD Ste 200, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637. Phone: (949) 586-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Amar Arun Patel, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A167298, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Amar Arun Patel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Amar Arun Patel, MD had 339 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. 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.