Bijal Vinod Patel, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · San Diego, CA
Bijal Vinod Patel, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1639266026, issued on Oct 6, 2006. Check the license (California A74638, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bijal Vinod Patel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- A74638 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8010 Frost St Ste 510, San Diego, CA 92123
- Phone
- (858) 637-4700
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 637-4701
- Medicaid ID
- 00A746380 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070904000726); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8010 Frost St Ste 510
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Bijal Vinod Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A74638Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
513 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide45 claims
- Bumetanide35 claims
- Carvedilol34 claims
- Jardiance31 claims
- Losartan Potassium29 claims
- Gentamicin Sulfate28 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: $538.86
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nxstage Medical, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Balboa Nephrology Medical Group IncSan Diego, CA
- Emergency And Acute Care Medical CorporationSan Diego, CA
- Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group IncSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bijal Vinod Patel among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Bijal Vinod Patel, M.D. is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
All 1,468 in California → Every provider in San Diego → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jadwiga Alexiewicz, MDSan Diego, CA 921231760487458
- Tepsiri Chongkrairatanakul, MDSan Diego, CA 921231982806329
- Arman Faravardeh, M.D., F.A.C.P.San Diego, CA 921231467410019
- Eddie Khav, DOSan Diego, CA 921231659900876
- Guy Lund, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231700859279
- Kelly Mazurek, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231487915203
- Amir Nejad, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231467683136
- Sina Rahimi, DOSan Diego, CA 921231770056772
Common questions
What is Bijal Vinod Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bijal Vinod Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639266026, issued on Oct 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bijal Vinod Patel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8010 Frost St Ste 510, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (858) 637-4700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bijal Vinod Patel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A74638, 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 Bijal Vinod Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bijal Vinod Patel, M.D. had 513 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.