Niraj Patel, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Visalia, CA
Niraj Patel, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Visalia, California, and NPI 1346506730, issued on Apr 10, 2012. Check the license (California A135336, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Niraj Patel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A135336 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 E Oak Ave, Visalia, CA 93291
- Phone
- (559) 737-4700
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2012
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (559) 734-1247
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151123001620); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest hospitalist physician records → All 3,099 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 400 E Oak Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mary Anjielen Artille, PA-CPhysician Assistant1457104085
- Cosette Audirac, PACPhysician Assistant1255773966
- Thi Thi Aye, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1790116333
- Mrudula Beesetty, MDInternal Medicine Physician1699415539
- Maryann Cruz, FNP-CFamily Medicine Physician1487201331
- Dyvakrupakar DaramPhysician Assistant1760133953
Verify Niraj Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A135336Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
41 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $44.99
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Family Healthcare NetworkVisalia, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Niraj Patel among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Niraj Patel, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 51% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in California
There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.
All 3,099 in California → Every provider in Visalia → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joel Asunto, MD, MSCVisalia, CA 932911346861671
- Matthew Kim, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911013449149
- Usha Mahat, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911043829567
- Keivan Saeed, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911720413123
- Tehniyat Shorish, M.D;Visalia, CA 932911942615521
- Adnan Al Shaer, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011477790657
- Htun Aung, M.B.,B.S.Bakersfield, CA 933011255775326
- Taiba Kator Mulk, D.O.Bakersfield, CA 933011154766822
Common questions
What is Niraj Patel, MD's NPI number?
Niraj Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346506730, issued on Apr 10, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Niraj Patel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 E Oak Ave, Visalia, CA, 93291. Phone: (559) 737-4700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Niraj Patel, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A135336, 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 Niraj Patel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Niraj Patel, MD had 41 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.