Nihal Patel
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Allentown, PA
Nihal Patel is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1922341676, issued on Apr 1, 2013. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD458196, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nihal Patel
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- MD458196 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1250 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18103
- Phone
- (610) 402-9116
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2013
- Record last updated
- Oct 3, 2022
- Fax
- (610) 402-9610
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160729001289); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nihal Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD458196Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
855 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 59% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa107 claims
- Prednisone107 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol97 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta83 claims
- Stiolto Respimat42 claims
- Advair Hfa41 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: $284.13
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Lehigh Valley Physician GroupGilbertsville, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nihal Patel among 779 pulmonary disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Nihal Patel is one of 779 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2003 among the 568 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207RP1001X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 779 pulmonary disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 779 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Allentown → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jonathan Hertz, MDAllentown, PA 181031033182324
- Nirupama Kakumanu, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031194873356
- Jay LipschutzAllentown, PA 181031548280118
- Stephen Matchett, MDAllentown, PA 181031881773364
- Matthew McCambridge, MDAllentown, PA 181031851363832
- Satyasagar Morisetty, MDAllentown, PA 181031699771527
- Rita Pechulis, MDAllentown, PA 181031740319987
- C Petersen, MDAllentown, PA 181031285684183
Common questions
What is Nihal Patel's NPI number?
Nihal Patel's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922341676, issued on Apr 1, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nihal Patel located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA, 18103. Phone: (610) 402-9116. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nihal Patel's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD458196, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nihal Patel prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nihal Patel had 855 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.