NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hetal Patel, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Richmond, TX

Hetal Patel, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Richmond, Texas, and NPI 1902343452, issued on Jan 23, 2017. Check the license (Texas AP131321, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1902343452
Name
Hetal Patel
Credential
FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
AP131321 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
23419 Lakewind Park LN, Richmond, TX 77407
Phone
(713) 614-4003
Enumerated
Jan 23, 2017
Record last updated
Jun 12, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170906000843); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

174 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Hetal Patel174
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin25 claims
  2. Amoxicillin11 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.1
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $14.46

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Hetal Patel$14.46
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. Houston Carenow Urgent Care PLLCSugar Land, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Hetal Patel among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas

Hetal Patel, FNP-C is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 36% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 36% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

130 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Richmond

They are 130 of the 1,758 NPPES records with a practice address in Richmond, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Edna Akemu, NP-CRichmond, TX 774071447608278
  2. Franklin AkuchieRichmond, TX 774071548708258
  3. Abiola Amao, FNPRichmond, TX 774071356757983
  4. Mercy Gathogo, FNP-CRichmond, TX 774071235592536
  5. Safiya Hafizi, RN, IBCLC, FNP-CRichmond, TX 774071952780470
  6. Teresa Jones, R.N., M. S., F.N.P.Richmond, TX 774071760632202
  7. Seleina Kirorei, FNPRichmond, TX 774071427390442
  8. Osamede LegemahRichmond, TX 774071184900599

Common questions

What is Hetal Patel, FNP-C's NPI number?

Hetal Patel, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902343452, issued on Jan 23, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hetal Patel, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23419 Lakewind Park LN, Richmond, TX, 77407. Phone: (713) 614-4003. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hetal Patel, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number AP131321, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Hetal Patel, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hetal Patel, FNP-C had 174 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Hetal Patel, FNP-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.