Krista West Patel
Physician Assistant · Houston, TX
Krista West Patel is a physician assistant with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1609229715, issued on Jul 13, 2016. Check the license with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Krista West Patel
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- PA9109651 FL
66168 CA
25MP00819700 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7000 Fannin St # 1200, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 500-4472
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2016
- Record last updated
- May 18, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231215000768); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7000 Fannin St # 1200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Emily NiewiarowskiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780211508
Verify Krista West Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
679 Medicare Part D claims for 485 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin64 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate61 claims
- Erythromycin47 claims
- Mupirocin45 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate36 claims
- Clotrimazole27 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: $647.38
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Stationmd Professional CorporationMaplewood, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Krista West Patel among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas
Krista West Patel is one of 10,999 physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 48% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2017 among the 6,096 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,801 physician assistant records list a practice address in Houston
They are 1,801 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Krista West Patel's NPI number?
Krista West Patel's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609229715, issued on Jul 13, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Krista West Patel located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7000 Fannin St # 1200, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 500-4472. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Krista West Patel's license?
Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Krista West Patel prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Krista West Patel had 679 Medicare Part D claims for 485 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.