Nihar Kiritkumar Patel, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician · Round Rock, TX
Nihar Kiritkumar Patel, M.D. is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Round Rock, Texas, and NPI 1528228921, issued on Jun 10, 2008. Check the license (Texas Q5531, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nihar Kiritkumar Patel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License numbers
- Q5531 TX
MD038702 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2410 Round Rock Ave Ste 250, Round Rock, TX 78681
- Phone
- (512) 341-8724
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2023
- Fax
- (512) 687-0295
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220625000381); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2410 Round Rock Ave Ste 250
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Vanessa Dunham, LCSWClinical Social Worker1093308876
- Alessandra Quaroni, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1578290847
Verify Nihar Kiritkumar Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q5531Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
795 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims. 81 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis103 claims
- Letrozole50 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl47 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen41 claims
- Xarelto34 claims
- Revlimid32 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $18,578.89
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Daiichi Sankyo Inc. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 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
- Texas Oncology PARound Rock, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nihar Kiritkumar Patel among 922 hematology & oncology physician records in Texas
Nihar Kiritkumar Patel, M.D. is one of 922 hematology & oncology 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 53% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 691 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0003X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in Texas
There are 922 hematology & oncology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 hematology & oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michelle Ashworth, M.D.Round Rock, TX 786811477874477
- Beth Hellerstedt, M.D.Round Rock, TX 786811215975487
- Darren Kocs, MDRound Rock, TX 786811972541357
- Eric Meyers, MDSan Marcos, TX 786661942730916
- Jason Smith, MDSan Marcos, TX 786661114137064
- Sandy Anne, M.D.Round Rock, TX 786651558688168
- Travis Cox, M.D.Round Rock, TX 786651982090981
- Meaghan Dubin, M.D.Round Rock, TX 786651942468814
Common questions
What is Nihar Kiritkumar Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nihar Kiritkumar Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528228921, issued on Jun 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nihar Kiritkumar Patel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2410 Round Rock Ave Ste 250, Round Rock, TX, 78681. Phone: (512) 341-8724. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nihar Kiritkumar Patel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q5531, 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 Nihar Kiritkumar Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nihar Kiritkumar Patel, M.D. had 795 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nihar Kiritkumar Patel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.