NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Meral M. Patel, M.D.

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician · Macon, GA

Meral M. Patel, M.D. is a pediatric critical care medicine physician with a practice address in Macon, Georgia, and NPI 1184980567, issued on Apr 10, 2012. Check the license (Georgia 074057, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; 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
1184980567
Name
Meral M. Patel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician 2080P0203X
License number
074057 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
777 Hemlock St # 130, Macon, GA 31201
Phone
(478) 633-7140
Enumerated
Apr 10, 2012
Record last updated
Aug 18, 2020 (not updated in 6 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatric critical care medicine physician in 2024

12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 46 among the 83 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Meral Patel12
  2. Specialty average46

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium12 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: $104.12

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ceribell, Inc. The 414 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,291.66 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Meral Patel$104.12
  2. Specialty average$1,291.66

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Meral M. Patel among 73 pediatric critical care medicine physician records in Georgia

Meral M. Patel, M.D. is one of 73 pediatric critical care medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 53% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 62% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 40% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0203X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician providers in Georgia

There are 73 pediatric critical care medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 pediatric critical care medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lowell Clark, MDMacon, GA 312011023085966
  2. Jean Dozier, MDMacon, GA 312011184801714
  3. Umesh Narsinghani, M.D.Macon, GA 312011033185368
  4. Stephen Tomek, MDMacon, GA 312011295762375
  5. Lauren Villo, M.D.Macon, GA 312011265875827
  6. Gerardo Reyes, M.D., M.B.A.Savannah, GA 314031194767954
  7. Hirva Chudgar, MDSavannah, GA 314041588125447
  8. Lauren Hebert, MDSavannah, GA 314041942525183

Common questions

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

Meral M. Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184980567, issued on Apr 10, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Meral M. Patel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 777 Hemlock St # 130, Macon, GA, 31201. Phone: (478) 633-7140. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Georgia license number 074057, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Meral M. Patel, M.D. had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatric critical care medicine physician prescribers was 46. 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.