Dakshesh K. Patel, MD
Specialist · Toms River, NJ
Dakshesh K. Patel, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Toms River, New Jersey, and NPI 1720202278, issued on Apr 13, 2007. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA08229600, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dakshesh K. Patel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 25MA08229600 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20 Hospital Dr Ste 15, Toms River, NJ 08755
- Phone
- (732) 538-8100
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 6, 2022
- Fax
- (732) 538-8090
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071009000930); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Dakshesh K. Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 25MA08229600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
4,672 Medicare Part D claims for 777 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl711 claims
- Memantine Hcl476 claims
- Gabapentin307 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa300 claims
- Levetiracetam295 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate234 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,445.13
82 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
37 specialist records list a practice address in Toms River
They are 37 of the 2,671 NPPES records with a practice address in Toms River, and 1,636 specialist records in New Jersey.
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Common questions
What is Dakshesh K. Patel, MD's NPI number?
Dakshesh K. Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720202278, issued on Apr 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dakshesh K. Patel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20 Hospital Dr Ste 15, Toms River, NJ, 08755. Phone: (732) 538-8100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dakshesh K. Patel, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA08229600, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dakshesh K. Patel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dakshesh K. Patel, MD had 4,672 Medicare Part D claims for 777 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dakshesh K. Patel, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.