NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bhakti Harishchandra Patel, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Orange, CA

Bhakti Harishchandra Patel, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1154741254, issued on Apr 16, 2014. Check the license (California A142439, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1154741254
Name
Bhakti Harishchandra Patel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A142439 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2501 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92869
Phone
(714) 771-8000
Enumerated
Apr 16, 2014
Record last updated
Nov 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170803000633); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 2014
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 2501 E Chapman Ave

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

  1. Sonja Abbassi, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1225426851
  2. Anwar Abdelhadi, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1093784191
  3. Aladean Abdrabbo, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1578905675
  4. Saif Al Yaseen, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1356684096
  5. Nicole Awad, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1295821189
  6. Albert Bach, PHARM.D.Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1922355742

Verify Bhakti Harishchandra Patel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

477 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 34 claims were for opioids.

  1. Bhakti Patel477
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levofloxacin29 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt25 claims
  3. Famotidine24 claims
  4. Furosemide22 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass21 claims
  6. Cephalexin15 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: $79.14

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bhakti Patel$79.14
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Providence Medical FoundationFullerton, CA

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

Bhakti Harishchandra Patel among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Bhakti Harishchandra Patel, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2014, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

187 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Orange

They are 187 of the 13,245 NPPES records with a practice address in Orange, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Aladean Abdrabbo, M.D.Orange, CA 928691578905675
  2. Saif Al Yaseen, M.D.Orange, CA 928691356684096
  3. Jay Amin, MDOrange, CA 928691568564193
  4. Laura Cho, M.D.Orange, CA 928691982790820
  5. Kathleen Glaspy, M.D.Orange, CA 928691134311186
  6. John Godes, MDOrange, CA 928691730330572
  7. Yio-Fan Hsu, M.D.Orange, CA 928691588989529
  8. Graciela Imbastari, MDOrange, CA 928691801809983

Common questions

What is Bhakti Harishchandra Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?

Bhakti Harishchandra Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154741254, issued on Apr 16, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bhakti Harishchandra Patel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2501 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA, 92869. Phone: (714) 771-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bhakti Harishchandra Patel, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A142439, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Bhakti Harishchandra Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bhakti Harishchandra Patel, M.D. had 477 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.