Amit Patel, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
Amit Patel, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1710410287, issued on Apr 11, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 2020-04641, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amit Patel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2020-04641 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1091 Hendersonville RD Ste 202, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 278-4030
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2025
- Fax
- (833) 973-5840
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210217000493); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Amit Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2020-04641Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,115 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims. 84 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril124 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium97 claims
- Metformin Hcl84 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide66 claims
- Gabapentin64 claims
- Omeprazole64 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: $13.56
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Amit Patel among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Amit Patel, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
243 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 243 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Amit Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Amit Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710410287, issued on Apr 11, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amit Patel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1091 Hendersonville RD Ste 202, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 278-4030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amit Patel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2020-04641, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Amit Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amit Patel, M.D. had 2,115 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.