NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chirag B. Patel, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Lafayette, IN

Chirag B. Patel, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Indiana, and NPI 1740403765, issued on Apr 10, 2007. Check the license (Indiana 01066732A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; 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
1740403765
Name
Chirag B. Patel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
01066732A IN
11013064A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Walter Scholer Dr, Lafayette, IN 47909
Phone
(765) 448-8000
Enumerated
Apr 10, 2007
Record last updated
Jun 3, 2026
Medicaid ID
200285920 IN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090805000781); 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 1 Walter Scholer Dr

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

  1. Noor Bakroun, MDFamily Medicine Physician1114418548
  2. Jenna Becker, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1396464103
  3. Garland Byron, MDInternal Medicine Physician1396714119
  4. Devin Comte, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1386341816
  5. Carolyn Cooper, MDFamily Medicine Physician1477630929
  6. Erica Cunningham, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1205321783

Verify Chirag B. Patel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
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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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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

961 Medicare Part D claims for 524 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Chirag Patel961
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone177 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass132 claims
  3. Cephalexin106 claims
  4. Baclofen44 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate30 claims
  6. Sertraline Hcl29 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: $34.32

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Straumann USA LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chirag Patel$34.32
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Arnett Clinic LLCLafayette, IN
  2. IU Health Medical Group LLCIndianapolis, IN

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

Chirag B. Patel among 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana

Chirag B. Patel, MD is one of 3,506 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2005 among the 2,196 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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 207Q00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

66 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lafayette

They are 66 of the 2,755 NPPES records with a practice address in Lafayette, and 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephen Badylak, DVM, MD, PHDLafayette, IN 479091588037816
  2. Noor Bakroun, MDLafayette, IN 479091114418548
  3. Carolyn Cooper, MDLafayette, IN 479091477630929
  4. John Cusack, MDLafayette, IN 479091144298233
  5. Giselle Falconi, MDLafayette, IN 479091760972798
  6. Juliana Gaeta, M.D.Lafayette, IN 479091578671236
  7. Philip Keller, MDLafayette, IN 479091972585131
  8. William Li, MDLafayette, IN 479091639148349

Common questions

What is Chirag B. Patel, MD's NPI number?

Chirag B. Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740403765, issued on Apr 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chirag B. Patel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Walter Scholer Dr, Lafayette, IN, 47909. Phone: (765) 448-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Indiana license number 01066732A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Chirag B. Patel, MD had 961 Medicare Part D claims for 524 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.