Nehal Patel, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Nehal Patel, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1033770094, issued on Jun 20, 2019. Check the license (California 187043, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nehal Patel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 187043 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA 92120
- Phone
- (833) 574-2273
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2019
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240507002022); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nehal Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 187043Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
616 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil40 claims
- Furosemide29 claims
- Omeprazole26 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate25 claims
- Prednisone22 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass21 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nehal Patel among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Nehal Patel, MD 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 2019, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
961 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Diego
They are 961 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Nehal Patel, MD's NPI number?
Nehal Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033770094, issued on Jun 20, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nehal Patel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA, 92120. Phone: (833) 574-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nehal Patel, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 187043, 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 Nehal Patel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nehal Patel, MD had 616 Medicare Part D claims for 224 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.