NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lajja J. Patel, M.D

Internal Medicine Physician · San Antonio, TX

Lajja J. Patel, M.D is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1144454406, issued on May 14, 2009. Check the license (Texas P7327, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144454406
Name
Lajja J. Patel
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
P7327 TX
44773 KY
TP946 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10423 State Highway 151 Ste 103, San Antonio, TX 78251
Phone
(210) 876-1451
Enumerated
May 14, 2009
Record last updated
Sep 12, 2022
Fax
(210) 876-1761
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140328000900); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 10423 State Highway 151 Ste 103

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Richard Lawson, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1548982424

Verify Lajja J. Patel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,568 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 63 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lajja Patel1,568
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium70 claims
  2. Gabapentin67 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl51 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen48 claims
  5. Mounjaro37 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium36 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: $271.13

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, 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.

  1. Lajja Patel$271.13
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Hillside Primary Care PLLCLive Oak, TX

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

Lajja J. Patel among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Lajja J. Patel, M.D is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 54% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

657 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Antonio

They are 657 of the 37,749 NPPES records with a practice address in San Antonio, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kevin Dorrance, MDSan Antonio, TX 782511437150752
  2. Vincent Gonzaba, MDSan Antonio, TX 782511538192489
  3. Aixa Gonzalez, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782511801089941
  4. James Henderson, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782511275604837
  5. Caroline Hernandez, MDSan Antonio, TX 782511346318052
  6. Akhtar Hussain, MDSan Antonio, TX 782511144327875
  7. Robert Jakubowski, MDSan Antonio, TX 782511780654475
  8. Olga Joukovski, MDSan Antonio, TX 782511437256179

Common questions

What is Lajja J. Patel, M.D's NPI number?

Lajja J. Patel, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144454406, issued on May 14, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lajja J. Patel, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10423 State Highway 151 Ste 103, San Antonio, TX, 78251. Phone: (210) 876-1451. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lajja J. Patel, M.D's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P7327, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Lajja J. Patel, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lajja J. Patel, M.D had 1,568 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.