Amar Patel, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Tyler, TX
Amar Patel, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Tyler, Texas, and NPI 1871882449, issued on Apr 4, 2011. Check the license (Texas S5043, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amar Patel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- S5043 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1201 W Grande Blvd, Tyler, TX 75703
- Phone
- (903) 597-4644
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2011
- Record last updated
- Mar 9, 2026
- Fax
- (903) 592-8500
- Medicaid ID
- 416755301 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200728000538); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1201 W Grande Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Harshivinderjit Bains, MDOphthalmology Physician1720199599
- Gabriela Lahaie Luna, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1588337653
- Samuel Minaker, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1174194955
Verify Amar Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S5043Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
799 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Brimonidine Tartrate250 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate106 claims
- Timolol Maleate86 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl55 claims
- Latanoprost50 claims
- Bromfenac Sodium45 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $468.62
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alimera Sciences, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Harshi Bains MD PATyler, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amar Patel among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Amar Patel, MD is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% 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 70% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Harshivinderjit Bains, MDTyler, TX 757031720199599
- Gabriela Lahaie Luna, M.D.Tyler, TX 757031588337653
- Leo Mack, M.D.Tyler, TX 757031669443370
- Samuel Minaker, M.D.Tyler, TX 757031174194955
- Jeffrey Bohn, M.D.Tyler, TX 757021952308678
- Thomas Dehaven, M.D.Tyler, TX 757021477550184
- Rebecca Jones, MDTyler, TX 757021245238898
- Samareh Azar, MDTyler, TX 757011255968665
Common questions
What is Amar Patel, MD's NPI number?
Amar Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871882449, issued on Apr 4, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amar Patel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 W Grande Blvd, Tyler, TX, 75703. Phone: (903) 597-4644. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amar Patel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S5043, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Amar Patel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amar Patel, MD had 799 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Amar Patel, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.
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.