Mahendra Somabhai Patel, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · La Palma, CA
Mahendra Somabhai Patel, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in La Palma, California, and NPI 1841376738, issued on Oct 31, 2006. Check the license (California A38027, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mahendra Somabhai Patel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A38027 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5451 LA Palma Ave, La Palma, CA 90623
- Phone
- (714) 994-1401
- Enumerated
- Oct 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 994-2810
- Medicaid ID
- A03802700 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080610000532); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mahendra Somabhai Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A38027Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
257 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Fluvoxamine Maleate22 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate18 claims
- Epogen15 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium15 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium15 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium13 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.
Mahendra Somabhai Patel among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Mahendra Somabhai Patel, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in La Palma
They are 13 of the 593 NPPES records with a practice address in La Palma, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Mahendra Somabhai Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mahendra Somabhai Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841376738, issued on Oct 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mahendra Somabhai Patel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5451 LA Palma Ave, La Palma, CA, 90623. Phone: (714) 994-1401. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mahendra Somabhai Patel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A38027, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mahendra Somabhai Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mahendra Somabhai Patel, M.D. had 257 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.