Dhara Patel, OD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Buford, GA
Dhara Patel, OD is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Buford, Georgia, and NPI 1720642200, issued on Apr 30, 2019. Check the license with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dhara Patel
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
- Practice location
- 1995 Mall OF Georgia Blvd Ste A, Buford, GA 30519
- Phone
- (678) 381-2020
- Enumerated
- Apr 30, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1995 Mall OF Georgia Blvd Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Dhara Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024
71 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 488 among the 106,422 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 61% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost25 claims
- Restasis17 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 practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 77.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $311.48
3 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 42,769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,210.19 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Northside Surgical Professional Services LLCAtlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
20 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a Buford practice address
They are 20 of the 865 NPPES records with a Buford practice address, and 8,434 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Georgia.
All 20 in Buford → All 8,434 in Georgia → Every provider in Buford →
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Common questions
What is Dhara Patel, OD's NPI number?
Dhara Patel, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720642200, issued on Apr 30, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dhara Patel, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1995 Mall OF Georgia Blvd Ste A, Buford, GA, 30519. Phone: (678) 381-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dhara Patel, OD's license?
Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dhara Patel, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dhara Patel, OD had 71 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 488. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dhara Patel, OD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.