Ashok K. Patel, M.D.
Specialist · Toms River, NJ
Ashok K. Patel, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Toms River, New Jersey, and NPI 1093809576, issued on Oct 2, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA04651300, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ashok K. Patel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 25MA04651300 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20 Hospital Dr, Toms River, NJ 08755
- Phone
- (732) 244-2299
- Enumerated
- Oct 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (732) 244-5757
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ashok K. Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 25MA04651300Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
362 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam41 claims
- Mirtazapine35 claims
- Donepezil Hcl27 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate23 claims
- Alprazolam22 claims
- Sertraline Hcl19 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: $22,723.92
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
Ashok K. Patel among 1,636 specialist records in New Jersey
Ashok K. Patel, M.D. is one of 1,636 specialist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 38% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 38% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 83% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
37 specialist records list a practice address in Toms River
They are 37 of the 2,671 NPPES records with a practice address in Toms River, and 1,636 specialist records in New Jersey.
All 1,636 in New Jersey → Every provider in Toms River → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Sandra Escandon, MDToms River, NJ 087551114985942
- Shirley Hoh Lin, M.D.Toms River, NJ 087551366485112
- Peter Howard, MDToms River, NJ 087551952357543
- Paul Low, MDToms River, NJ 087551336195619
Common questions
What is Ashok K. Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ashok K. Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093809576, issued on Oct 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ashok K. Patel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20 Hospital Dr, Toms River, NJ, 08755. Phone: (732) 244-2299. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ashok K. Patel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA04651300, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ashok K. Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ashok K. Patel, M.D. had 362 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.