Dinesh K. Patel, M.D.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Fountain Valley, CA
Dinesh K. Patel, M.D. is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Fountain Valley, California, and NPI 1982892386, issued on Oct 10, 2007. Check the license (California A48975, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dinesh K. Patel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- A48975 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9900 Talbert Ave # 203, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
- Phone
- (714) 378-7010
- Enumerated
- Oct 10, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A489750 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040127001245); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dinesh K. Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A48975Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
368 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate17 claims
- Cephalexin17 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate17 claims
- Cefuroxime16 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl16 claims
- Prednisone16 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: $118.02
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupAnaheim, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dinesh K. Patel among 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California
Dinesh K. Patel, M.D. is one of 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 40% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 40% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2005 among the 559 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California
There are 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.
All 723 in California → Every provider in Fountain Valley → Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Boyajian, MDSanta Ana, CA 927061386853596
- Daniel Ponticiello, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911417185273
- Peter Rothenberg, M.D.,M.A.San Clemente, CA 926731699863621
- Darshana Kadakia, MDSan Clemente, CA 926721114949104
- Antony Awad, DO, MSNewport Beach, CA 926631144802042
- John GuthrieNewport Beach, CA 926631770996902
- Bhavini Jaiswal, M.DNewport Beach, CA 926631033426341
- Steven Lin, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631679598817
Common questions
What is Dinesh K. Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dinesh K. Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982892386, issued on Oct 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dinesh K. Patel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9900 Talbert Ave # 203, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708. Phone: (714) 378-7010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dinesh K. Patel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A48975, 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 Dinesh K. Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dinesh K. Patel, M.D. had 368 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. 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.