NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maheshkumar A. Patel, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Zephyrhills, FL

Maheshkumar A. Patel, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Zephyrhills, Florida, and NPI 1396787560, issued on Jun 12, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME142944, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1396787560
Name
Maheshkumar A. Patel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
ME142944 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
36542 SR 54, Zephyrhills, FL 33541
Phone
(813) 815-9976
Enumerated
Jun 12, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 22, 2024
Fax
(813) 815-9979
Medicaid ID
105779200 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200207000378); accepts Medicare assignment
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 36542 SR 54

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

  1. Sreelatha Varkala, MDNephrology Physician1457419756

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58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,346 Medicare Part D claims for 510 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Maheshkumar Patel1,346
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium67 claims
  2. Gabapentin53 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone46 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass37 claims
  5. Lisinopril36 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium36 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: $24.96

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, 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. Maheshkumar Patel$24.96
  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. Lakeland Regional Health Systems IncLakeland, FL

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

Maheshkumar A. Patel among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida

Maheshkumar A. Patel, M.D. is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1974 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 48% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

36 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Zephyrhills

They are 36 of the 851 NPPES records with a practice address in Zephyrhills, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Fatmaelzahraa AbosbeaaZephyrhills, FL 335411821790551
  2. Sindhu Dadlani, MDZephyrhills, FL 335411720038326
  3. Allison Griffin, MDZephyrhills, FL 335411407389422
  4. Lokie Indar, MDZephyrhills, FL 335411518977289
  5. U Khin, MDZephyrhills, FL 335411093704116
  6. Soneath Pond, M.D.Zephyrhills, FL 335411851460372
  7. Syed Safdar, M.D.Zephyrhills, FL 335411760486237
  8. Vijay Desai, MDZephyrhills, FL 335421821011867

Common questions

What is Maheshkumar A. Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?

Maheshkumar A. Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396787560, issued on Jun 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maheshkumar A. Patel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 36542 SR 54, Zephyrhills, FL, 33541. Phone: (813) 815-9976. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maheshkumar A. Patel, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME142944, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Maheshkumar A. Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Maheshkumar A. Patel, M.D. had 1,346 Medicare Part D claims for 510 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.