Kush Patel, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Cos Cob, CT
Kush Patel, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Cos Cob, Connecticut, and NPI 1821550294, issued on Apr 3, 2019. Check the license (Connecticut 82153, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kush Patel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 82153 CT
318554 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 40 E Putnam Ave, Cos Cob, CT 06807
- Phone
- (203) 489-5442
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2019
- Record last updated
- Sep 15, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221208001851); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kush Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 82153Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,657 Medicare Part D claims for 608 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium242 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate183 claims
- Montelukast Sodium161 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate139 claims
- Metformin Hcl122 claims
- Lisinopril110 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): 98.6 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $58.98
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 3 group practices
- Harlem Medical Group PCBronx, NY
- Hemant Patel MD PCNew York, NY
- Signature Healthcare PLLCCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kush Patel among 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut
Kush Patel, MD is one of 2,623 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 1,646 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Cos Cob
They are 6 of the 125 NPPES records with a practice address in Cos Cob, and 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut.
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Common questions
What is Kush Patel, MD's NPI number?
Kush Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821550294, issued on Apr 3, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kush Patel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 40 E Putnam Ave, Cos Cob, CT, 06807. Phone: (203) 489-5442. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kush Patel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 82153, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kush Patel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kush Patel, MD had 3,657 Medicare Part D claims for 608 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kush Patel, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.6 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.