Gitane Patel, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · San Diego, CA
Gitane Patel, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1710171434, issued on Sep 6, 2007. Check the license (California A108603, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gitane Patel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- A108603 CA
2008012513 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6945 EL Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92115
- Phone
- (619) 697-4600
- Enumerated
- Sep 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 28, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 697-2410
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091023000331); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Chicago College Of Medicine And Surgery, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6945 EL Cajon Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gitane Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A108603Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
4,826 Medicare Part D claims for 999 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,106 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate386 claims
- Restasis378 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol361 claims
- Cyclosporine344 claims
- Moxifloxacin328 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,248.26
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Retina Institute OF California Medical Group, A California Medical ParPasadena, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gitane Patel among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Gitane Patel, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Barry Katzman, M.D.San Diego, CA 921151760473797
- Sarjan Patel, M.D.San Diego, CA 921151316199326
- Sanford Feldman, M.D.San Diego, CA 921171801945357
- William Parker, M.D.San Diego, CA 921171700496320
- Angelique Pillar Topaloglu, M.D.San Diego, CA 921171215236401
- Ellie Samadani, M.D.San Diego, CA 921171033268503
- Blake Shaw, MDSan Diego, CA 921131649206541
- Lantz Arnell, MDCoronado, CA 921181891388021
Common questions
What is Gitane Patel, MD's NPI number?
Gitane Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710171434, issued on Sep 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gitane Patel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6945 EL Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA, 92115. Phone: (619) 697-4600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gitane Patel, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A108603, 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 Gitane Patel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gitane Patel, MD had 4,826 Medicare Part D claims for 999 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gitane Patel, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.