NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chetak Patel, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC

Chetak Patel, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1740589597, issued on Mar 18, 2011. Check the license (South Carolina 38054, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1740589597
Name
Chetak Patel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
38054 SC
LL38054 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 350, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 434-3790
Enumerated
Mar 18, 2011
Record last updated
Sep 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
380545S SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190528000561); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Chicago College Of Medicine And Surgery, 2011
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 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 350

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

  1. Robert AdamsEmergency Medicine Physician1508397605
  2. Halley AlbertsEmergency Medicine Physician1407421662
  3. Timothy Attride, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1295125011
  4. Ashley Axson-ClementsEmergency Medicine Physician1578203576
  5. Caroline Blatcher, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1114589140
  6. Scott Bloch, MDPediatric Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician1801062658

Verify Chetak Patel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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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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74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

59 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Chetak Patel59
  2. Specialty average226

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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Century Integrated Partners, IncCarrollton, TX
  2. Sound Physicians Emergency Medicine OF Texas PLLCLubbock, TX

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

Chetak Patel among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina

Chetak Patel, M.D. is one of 1,244 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2011, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2012 among the 752 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 207P00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

219 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 219 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Francis Clarkson, M.DColumbia, SC 292031639168180
  2. Thomas Cook, MDColumbia, SC 292031598736282
  3. David Ford, MDColumbia, SC 292031528039385
  4. William Gerard, MDColumbia, SC 292031326019191
  5. Gary Hals, MDColumbia, SC 292031780655456
  6. Patrick Hunt, MDColumbia, SC 292031265403026
  7. Terrance McHugh, MDColumbia, SC 292031598736340
  8. Daniel Noltkamper, MDColumbia, SC 292031942292115

Common questions

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

Chetak Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740589597, issued on Mar 18, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chetak Patel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 350, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-3790. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 38054, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Chetak Patel, M.D. had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.