Kinner M. Patel, M.D,
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL
Kinner M. Patel, M.D, is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1154708246, issued on Apr 28, 2015. Check the license (Alabama 42243, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kinner M. Patel
- Credential
- M.D,
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 42243 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1900 University Blvd Tinsley Harrison Tower Suite 422, Birmingham, AL 35294
- Phone
- (205) 996-5864
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210727000818); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1900 University Blvd Tinsley Harrison Tower Suite 422
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kenneth Guice, DOPulmonary Disease Physician1154950707
Verify Kinner M. Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 42243Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
346 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa72 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta66 claims
- Azithromycin21 claims
- Breo Ellipta17 claims
- Montelukast Sodium16 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kinner M. Patel among 219 pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama
Kinner M. Patel, M.D, is one of 219 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2015, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 176 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Alabama
There are 219 pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama.
All 219 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joe Chiles, MDBirmingham, AL 352941104289735
- Kenneth Guice, DOBirmingham, AL 352941154950707
- Kathryn Kennedy, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352941356097893
- Tetsuro Maeda, MDBirmingham, AL 352941346762648
- Trisha Parekh, D.O.Birmingham, AL 352941568755916
- Victoria Rusanov, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352941245780972
- Kadambari Vijaykumar, MDBirmingham, AL 352941861809360
- Hafsa Safdar, MDBirmingham, AL 352961508436023
Common questions
What is Kinner M. Patel, M.D,'s NPI number?
Kinner M. Patel, M.D,'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154708246, issued on Apr 28, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kinner M. Patel, M.D, located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1900 University Blvd Tinsley Harrison Tower Suite 422, Birmingham, AL, 35294. Phone: (205) 996-5864. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kinner M. Patel, M.D,'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 42243, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kinner M. Patel, M.D, prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kinner M. Patel, M.D, had 346 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kinner M. Patel, M.D,'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.