NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bakul Patel, MD

Neurology Physician · Cincinnati, OH

Bakul Patel, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Cincinnati, Ohio, and NPI 1295881894, issued on Jan 26, 2007. Check the license (Ohio 35.143432, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; 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
1295881894
Name
Bakul Patel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License numbers
35.143432 OH
01052484A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6949 Good Samaritan Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45247
Phone
(513) 246-7000
Enumerated
Jan 26, 2007
Record last updated
Aug 25, 2025
Medicaid ID
200280670 IN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210929002044); accepts Medicare assignment
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 6949 Good Samaritan Dr

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

  1. Colton Briggs, DOFamily Medicine Physician1083292577
  2. Richard Dammel, MDInternal Medicine Physician1619936689
  3. Brittany Erickson, AUDAudiologist1497357131
  4. Anthony FlowersFamily Medicine Physician1265172563
  5. Ronald Gall, MDInternal Medicine Physician1952338550
  6. Richard Goodstein, D.O.Pulmonary Disease Physician1841307923

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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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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2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024

3,592 Medicare Part D claims for 666 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Bakul Patel3,592
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin400 claims
  2. Memantine Hcl365 claims
  3. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl247 claims
  4. Carbidopa-Levodopa213 claims
  5. Levetiracetam197 claims
  6. Primidone154 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): 90.4 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 score80.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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: $5,054.07

288 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bakul Patel$5,054.07
  2. Specialty average$8,318.07

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. Trihealth H LLCMontgomery, OH

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

Bakul Patel among 789 neurology physician records in Ohio

Bakul Patel, MD is one of 789 neurology physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 40% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 40% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2005 among the 579 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in Ohio

There are 789 neurology physician records in Ohio.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Arthur Hughes, MDCincinnati, OH 452481114037991
  2. Zainab Contractor, MDCincinnati, OH 452491821088568
  3. Ashraf Nassef, MDCincinnati, OH 452451184723553
  4. Henry Chang, M.D.Montgomery, OH 452421053845123
  5. Chengyuan Feng, M.D., PH.D.Montgomery, OH 452421912430190
  6. Tamer Abou-Elsaad, MDCincinnati, OH 452551255302808
  7. Gregory KuhlmanCincinnati, OH 452551659799344
  8. Yasser Salam, MDCincinnati, OH 452551548543069

Common questions

What is Bakul Patel, MD's NPI number?

Bakul Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295881894, issued on Jan 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bakul Patel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6949 Good Samaritan Dr, Cincinnati, OH, 45247. Phone: (513) 246-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bakul Patel, MD's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.143432, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Bakul Patel, MD had 3,592 Medicare Part D claims for 666 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Bakul Patel, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.4 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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