Nihal Y. Patel, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · La Jolla, CA
Nihal Y. Patel, MD is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1265948061, issued on Dec 17, 2017. Check the license (California A184033, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nihal Y. Patel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
- License number
- A184033 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10666 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 554-3200
- Enumerated
- Dec 17, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230329001813); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nihal Y. Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license A184033Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024
89 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium12 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 2 group practices
- Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA
- 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).
Nihal Y. Patel among 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records in California
Nihal Y. Patel, MD is one of 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in California. 16% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 15% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 16% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 6% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2017 among the 2,409 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
317 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in La Jolla
They are 317 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records in California.
All 40,652 in California → Every provider in La Jolla → Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Nihal Y. Patel, MD's NPI number?
Nihal Y. Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265948061, issued on Dec 17, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nihal Y. Patel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10666 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 554-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nihal Y. Patel, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A184033, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nihal Y. Patel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nihal Y. Patel, MD had 89 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.