NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Biren Prakash Patel, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX

Biren Prakash Patel, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1932543311, issued on Apr 29, 2013. Check the license (Texas R0094, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1932543311
Name
Biren Prakash Patel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
R0094 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
560 Meyerland Plaza Mall, Houston, TX 77096
Phone
(713) 442-3222
Enumerated
Apr 29, 2013
Record last updated
Jun 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
365818911 TX
365818909 TX
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 560 Meyerland Plaza Mall

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

  1. Evan Abdullah, MDInternal Medicine Physician1982286696
  2. Rawan Abu-ElheigaPharmacist1043693732
  3. Amaka Akinade, NPNurse Practitioner1942781257
  4. Claudette Alvarez-PeschkePharmacist1972985570
  5. Jenny Bao, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1295029882
  6. Lee Bar-Eli, MDFamily Medicine Physician1609006543

Verify Biren Prakash Patel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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8.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

8,949 Medicare Part D claims for 1,347 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were under 1% of claims.

  1. Biren Patel8,949
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Sertraline Hcl942 claims
  2. Buspirone Hcl893 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl854 claims
  4. Bupropion Xl747 claims
  5. Venlafaxine Hcl Er686 claims
  6. Duloxetine Hcl659 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.

Biren Prakash Patel among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas

Biren Prakash Patel, M.D. is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas

There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Franklin GittessHouston, TX 770961932572245
  2. Nancy Tarrand, M.D.Houston, TX 770961336380427
  3. Cynthia BanwellHouston, TX 770951124704911
  4. Paul Butler, D.O.Houston, TX 770951831454644
  5. Matthew Hinthorn, M. D.Houston, TX 770951922316462
  6. Paul Homsy, M.D., M.P.H.Houston, TX 770951801899455
  7. Neha Patel, DOHouston, TX 770951457335069
  8. Yenis Pineda, PMHNP-BCHouston, TX 770951982586178

Common questions

What is Biren Prakash Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?

Biren Prakash Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932543311, issued on Apr 29, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Biren Prakash Patel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 560 Meyerland Plaza Mall, Houston, TX, 77096. Phone: (713) 442-3222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Biren Prakash Patel, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R0094, 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 Biren Prakash Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Biren Prakash Patel, M.D. had 8,949 Medicare Part D claims for 1,347 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.