Nilay B. Patel, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Columbia, TN
Nilay B. Patel, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Columbia, Tennessee, and NPI 1619397957, issued on Apr 25, 2014. Check the license (Tennessee 51914, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nilay B. Patel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 51914 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1222 Trotwood Ave, Columbia, TN 38401
- Phone
- (931) 381-9338
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2014
- Record last updated
- May 13, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (931) 381-9266
- Medicaid ID
- 3710089 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180514002640); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1222 Trotwood Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Claudia Andrews, MDPediatrics Physician1164532651
- John Brown, M.D.Surgery Physician1093754327
- Lindsey Chapman, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1265809305
- Mark Cobb, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1336144245
- Jason CunninghamNurse Practitioner1285004085
- Melanie Durham, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1578544110
Verify Nilay B. Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 51914Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
39 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Santyl20 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Vohra Wound Physicians OF FL LLCSavannah, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Nilay B. Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nilay B. Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619397957, issued on Apr 25, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nilay B. Patel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1222 Trotwood Ave, Columbia, TN, 38401. Phone: (931) 381-9338. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nilay B. Patel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 51914, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nilay B. Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nilay B. Patel, M.D. had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nilay B. Patel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.