Dhiraj B. Patel, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Ft Lauderdale, FL
Dhiraj B. Patel, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Ft Lauderdale, Florida, and NPI 1710938527, issued on May 15, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME0040172, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dhiraj B. Patel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- ME0040172 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3109 Stirling Road, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33312
- Phone
- (954) 963-4112
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (954) 962-4779
- Medicaid ID
- 041774200 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130516000259); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dhiraj B. Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME0040172Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,955 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium200 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate197 claims
- Metformin Hcl193 claims
- Losartan Potassium161 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium121 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium112 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: $110.71
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. 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.
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
- Premier Healthcare Centers, LPDeerfield Beach, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dhiraj B. Patel among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida
Dhiraj B. Patel, M.D. is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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 207R00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
47 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Ft Lauderdale
They are 47 of the 1,505 NPPES records with a practice address in Ft Lauderdale, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Dhiraj B. Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dhiraj B. Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710938527, issued on May 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dhiraj B. Patel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3109 Stirling Road, Ft Lauderdale, FL, 33312. Phone: (954) 963-4112. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dhiraj B. Patel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME0040172, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dhiraj B. Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dhiraj B. Patel, M.D. had 2,955 Medicare Part D claims for 289 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.