Dhirendra Ramabhai Patel, DDS
Dentist · La Jolla, CA
Dhirendra Ramabhai Patel, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1538303078, issued on Apr 28, 2009. Check the license (California 52099, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dhirendra Ramabhai Patel
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 52099 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7540 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 729-9808
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2009
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 729-9809
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dhirendra Ramabhai Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 52099Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Dhirendra Ramabhai Patel among 14,729 dentist records in California
Dhirendra Ramabhai Patel, DDS is one of 14,729 dentist records with a practice address in California. 56% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 48% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
46 dentist records list a practice address in La Jolla
They are 46 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 14,729 dentist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Dhirendra Ramabhai Patel, DDS's NPI number?
Dhirendra Ramabhai Patel, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538303078, issued on Apr 28, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dhirendra Ramabhai Patel, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7540 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 729-9808. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dhirendra Ramabhai Patel, DDS's license?
NPPES lists California license number 52099, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dhirendra Ramabhai Patel, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dhirendra Ramabhai Patel, DDS had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.