NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dirgha Upendrabhai Patel, M.D.

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Monroe, LA

Dirgha Upendrabhai Patel, M.D. is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Monroe, Louisiana, and NPI 1811736531, issued on May 22, 2024. Check the license with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1811736531
Name
Dirgha Upendrabhai Patel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
Practice location
309 Jackson St, P. O. Box 1901, Monroe, LA 71201
Phone
(318) 966-7172
Enumerated
May 22, 2024
Record last updated
Dec 12, 2024
Entity
Type 1 · individual
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this professionCheck the board
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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024

16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Dirgha Patel16
  2. Specialty average185

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.

Dirgha Upendrabhai Patel among 3,342 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Louisiana

Dirgha Upendrabhai Patel, M.D. is one of 3,342 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in Louisiana. 38% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 42% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 3% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 17% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

83 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Monroe

They are 83 of the 3,365 NPPES records with a practice address in Monroe, and 3,342 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Louisiana.

The 8 student in an organized health care education/training program records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sundal Aziz, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011124875653
  2. Aaphtaab Dheendsa, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011245934587
  3. Usman Haq, MDMonroe, LA 712011639871197
  4. Rahul Robaish Kumar, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011548957491
  5. Ram KumarMonroe, LA 712011154181758
  6. Mark Megaly, MDMonroe, LA 712011689365181
  7. Mizba Basheer Patel, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011407602535
  8. Sahibzada Qasim, MDMonroe, LA 712011548958572

Common questions

What is Dirgha Upendrabhai Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?

Dirgha Upendrabhai Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811736531, issued on May 22, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dirgha Upendrabhai Patel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 309 Jackson St, P. O. Box 1901, Monroe, LA, 71201. Phone: (318) 966-7172. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dirgha Upendrabhai Patel, M.D.'s license?

Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Dirgha Upendrabhai Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dirgha Upendrabhai Patel, M.D. had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.