Chetan Bharat Patel, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Durham, NC
Chetan Bharat Patel, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1730256835, issued on Nov 30, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2006-01507, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chetan Bharat Patel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2006-01507 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Dumc 3034, Durham, NC 27710
- Phone
- (919) 681-3398
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110209000551); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chetan Bharat Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2006-01507Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,613 Medicare Part D claims for 382 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone198 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium178 claims
- Entresto152 claims
- Carvedilol112 claims
- Spironolactone109 claims
- Tacrolimus108 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncBurlington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chetan Bharat Patel among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Chetan Bharat Patel, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
380 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Durham
They are 380 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Chetan Bharat Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chetan Bharat Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730256835, issued on Nov 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chetan Bharat Patel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Dumc 3034, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 681-3398. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chetan Bharat Patel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2006-01507, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chetan Bharat Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chetan Bharat Patel, M.D. had 2,613 Medicare Part D claims for 382 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.