NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Megha Patel, PA-C

Internal Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL

Megha Patel, PA-C is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1962984773, issued on Aug 29, 2018. Check the license (Illinois 042620362, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962984773
Name
Megha Patel
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
042620362 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4959 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60641
Phone
(773) 930-3642
Enumerated
Aug 29, 2018
Record last updated
Aug 29, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4959 W Belmont Ave

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  3. Noemi Villanueva, PAPhysician Assistant1649789967

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,449 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.

  1. Megha Patel1,449
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium114 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl108 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium51 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium47 claims
  5. Omeprazole41 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium39 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: $1,074.65

45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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. Megha Patel$1,074.65
  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.

Megha Patel among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois

Megha Patel, PA-C is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
  • Record last updated2018 · 47% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2,867 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 2,867 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Edith Abramson, M.D.Chicago, IL 606411922422427
  2. Ramon Castro, MDChicago, IL 606411710916663
  3. Gabriela Ferrera, M.D.Chicago, IL 606411992002711
  4. Sue Lee, M.D.Chicago, IL 606411508870270
  5. Rusalina Muntean-Mincu, MDChicago, IL 606411295782431
  6. Chandra Rathod, MDChicago, IL 606411710073689
  7. Orna Regen, MDChicago, IL 606411134327604
  8. Thomas Ruppert, M.D.Chicago, IL 606411538332564

Common questions

What is Megha Patel, PA-C's NPI number?

Megha Patel, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962984773, issued on Aug 29, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Megha Patel, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4959 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL, 60641. Phone: (773) 930-3642. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Megha Patel, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 042620362, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Megha Patel, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Megha Patel, PA-C had 1,449 Medicare Part D claims for 228 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.