Bela Patel, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Houston, TX
Bela Patel, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1750309076, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas J6647, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bela Patel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- J6647 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6410 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (832) 325-7222
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2024
- Fax
- (713) 512-2247
- Medicaid ID
- 118343603 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100106000840); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1993
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6410 Fannin St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Katelyn AbelStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063350106
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- Olasunkanmi Adeyinka, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1013948181
- Roukaya Al Hammoud, MDPediatric Infectious Diseases Physician1619107190
- Rami Aladham, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457739260
Verify Bela Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J6647Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
597 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ambrisentan68 claims
- Opsumit54 claims
- Uptravi45 claims
- Sildenafil Citrate42 claims
- Montelukast Sodium23 claims
- Potassium Chloride23 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): 82.4 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- UT PhysiciansHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bela Patel among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas
Bela Patel, M.D. is one of 967 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Khalid Almoosa, M.D.Houston, TX 770301578528956
- Timothy Connolly, M.D.Houston, TX 770301396798153
- Clinton Doerr, M.D.Houston, TX 770301790737187
- Prasad Manian, M.D.Houston, TX 770301194777318
- Dipaben Modi, MDHouston, TX 770301114971850
- Shahram Moghtader, M.D.Houston, TX 770301356398531
- Jayasimha Murthy, MDHouston, TX 770301477543122
- Phuong-Dung Nguyen, MDHouston, TX 770301962486878
Common questions
What is Bela Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bela Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750309076, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bela Patel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6410 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (832) 325-7222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bela Patel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J6647, 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 Bela Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bela Patel, M.D. had 597 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bela Patel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 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.