NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chirag Patel, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Covington, LA

Chirag Patel, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1487971362, issued on Apr 30, 2010. Check the license (Louisiana MD.206393, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State 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
1487971362
Name
Chirag Patel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD.206393 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1202 S Tyler St, Covington, LA 70433
Phone
(985) 898-4000
Enumerated
Apr 30, 2010
Record last updated
Mar 16, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20131212000611); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1202 S Tyler St

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

  1. Amita Adhvaryu, MDFamily Medicine Physician1619994605
  2. Jordan Alleman, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1104636265
  3. Nnanna Alozie, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1558868521
  4. Thomas Anzalone, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1285637710
  5. Elisa Arrillaga, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1285651265
  6. Kyle Autin, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1891756060

Verify Chirag Patel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State 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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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

517 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chirag Patel517
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone28 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate24 claims
  3. Furosemide23 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate20 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium17 claims
  6. Eliquis15 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: $121.80

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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. Chirag Patel$121.80
  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. St Tammany Parish Hospital Service District NO 1Covington, LA

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

Chirag Patel among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana

Chirag Patel, MD is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 56% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 56% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

62 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Covington

They are 62 of the 1,868 NPPES records with a practice address in Covington, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Barfield, MDCovington, LA 704331427014612
  2. Joseph Bobrowski, M.D.Covington, LA 704331609870013
  3. Patricia Guidry, MDCovington, LA 704331003819152
  4. Merrill Laurent, MDCovington, LA 704331083673917
  5. Tania Levi, M.D.Covington, LA 704331629058813
  6. Rachael Murphy, M.D.Covington, LA 704331528039781
  7. Paul Parker, MDCovington, LA 704331659348647
  8. James Robinson, M.D.Covington, LA 704331275513483

Common questions

What is Chirag Patel, MD's NPI number?

Chirag Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487971362, issued on Apr 30, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chirag Patel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1202 S Tyler St, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 898-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chirag Patel, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.206393, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Chirag Patel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chirag Patel, MD had 517 Medicare Part D claims for 190 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.