Megha Patel-Banker, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Allen, TX
Megha Patel-Banker, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Allen, Texas, and NPI 1528229499, issued on Jun 23, 2008. Check the license (Texas Q3761, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Megha Patel-Banker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- Q3761 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 981 State Highway 121 Ste 3150, Allen, TX 75013
- Phone
- (972) 798-8553
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 1, 2024
- Fax
- (972) 798-8556
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161213000418); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest rheumatology physician records → All 545 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 981 State Highway 121 Ste 3150
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rafal Ali, MDRheumatology Physician1295350767
- Svjetlana Dolovcak, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1144508235
- Sirisha Gokaraju, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1265850267
Verify Megha Patel-Banker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q3761Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
600 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate160 claims
- Methotrexate86 claims
- Leflunomide75 claims
- Prednisone44 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl37 claims
- Sulfasalazine33 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $40,891.13
154 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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 one group practice
- Arthritis And Rheumatology Institute, PLLCFrisco, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Megha Patel-Banker among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Megha Patel-Banker, MD is one of 545 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas.
All 545 in Texas → Every provider in Allen → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rafal Ali, MDAllen, TX 750131295350767
- Svjetlana Dolovcak, M.D.Allen, TX 750131144508235
- Sirisha Gokaraju, M.D.Allen, TX 750131265850267
- Rihab Kheir, MDAllen, TX 750131902068182
- John Lavery, MDAllen, TX 750131740239227
- Quretul Quresh, M.DAllen, TX 750131396056966
- Mohan Penmetcha, M.D.Carrollton, TX 750101578514667
- John Joseph, M.D.Carrollton, TX 750071477505980
Common questions
What is Megha Patel-Banker, MD's NPI number?
Megha Patel-Banker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528229499, issued on Jun 23, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Megha Patel-Banker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 981 State Highway 121 Ste 3150, Allen, TX, 75013. Phone: (972) 798-8553. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Megha Patel-Banker, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q3761, 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 Megha Patel-Banker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Megha Patel-Banker, MD had 600 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Megha Patel-Banker, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.