Dave Rajendra Patel
Hospitalist Physician · Palm Springs, CA
Dave Rajendra Patel is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Palm Springs, California, and NPI 1053816751, issued on Mar 26, 2018. Check the license (California A173554, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dave Rajendra Patel
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A173554 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1180 N Indian Canyon Dr Ste W400, Palm Springs, CA 92262
- Phone
- (760) 416-4821
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jan 23, 2026
- Fax
- (760) 416-4731
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230126002486); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dave Rajendra Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A173554Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $34.68
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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.
Dave Rajendra Patel among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Dave Rajendra Patel is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 77% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in California
There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sahil BatraPalm Springs, CA 922621902435191
- Natalie Hanks, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621467026138
- Stacey Heindl, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621821664657
- Joshua NapialPalm Springs, CA 922621124550926
- Sujay PathakPalm Springs, CA 922621679192272
- Srinivas Sirimalle, M.D.,Palm Springs, CA 922621306103361
- James Tang, M.DPalm Springs, CA 922621508151127
- Fadi Awad, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701700071594
Common questions
What is Dave Rajendra Patel's NPI number?
Dave Rajendra Patel's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053816751, issued on Mar 26, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dave Rajendra Patel located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1180 N Indian Canyon Dr Ste W400, Palm Springs, CA, 92262. Phone: (760) 416-4821. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dave Rajendra Patel's license?
NPPES lists California license number A173554, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dave Rajendra Patel prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dave Rajendra Patel had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.