Nikunj M. Patel, M D
Family Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Nikunj M. Patel, M D is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1851553804, issued on Jul 1, 2008. Check the license (California A114074, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nikunj M. Patel
- Credential
- M D
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- A114074 CA
E6538 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4477 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022
- Phone
- (323) 264-2890
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 7, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (323) 264-7150
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150828002327); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4477 Whittier Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nikunj M. Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A114074Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,411 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 117 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium90 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa61 claims
- Metformin Hcl61 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen60 claims
- Lisinopril55 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone49 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: $107.12
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Indivior Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 2 group practices
- Behavioral Health Services Inc.Hawthorne, CA
- Choice Health NetworkAnaheim, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nikunj M. Patel among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Nikunj M. Patel, M D is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
829 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles
They are 829 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Nikunj M. Patel, M D's NPI number?
Nikunj M. Patel, M D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851553804, issued on Jul 1, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nikunj M. Patel, M D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4477 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90022. Phone: (323) 264-2890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nikunj M. Patel, M D's license?
NPPES lists California license number A114074, 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 Nikunj M. Patel, M D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nikunj M. Patel, M D had 1,411 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.