NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Niral Patel, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Niral Patel, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1841479730, issued on Oct 29, 2007. Check the license (Texas Q3261, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1841479730
Name
Niral Patel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
Q3261 TX
TRL10233 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
13550 East Fwy, Houston, TX 77015
Phone
(713) 330-8993
Enumerated
Oct 29, 2007
Record last updated
Mar 21, 2024
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 13550 East Fwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Hillary Goodwin-Yildiz, APRN, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1073038584

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

136 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Niral Patel136
  2. Specialty average3,544

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: $350.67

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, 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.

  1. Niral Patel$350.67
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Niral Patel among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Niral Patel, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,123 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,123 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Syed Afzal, M.D.Houston, TX 770151841497393
  2. Chu-Shing Chen, M.D.Houston, TX 770151669781589
  3. Lilette Daumas-Britsch, MDHouston, TX 770151346238045
  4. Esperanza Fernandez, M.D.P.A.Houston, TX 770151457357386
  5. Daniel Garcia, M.D.Houston, TX 770151245235043
  6. Julian Gonzalez, M.D.Houston, TX 770151841233798
  7. Gumaro Granados, M.D.Houston, TX 770151902244452
  8. Donald Hearn, M.D.Houston, TX 770151659363307

Common questions

What is Niral Patel, MD's NPI number?

Niral Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841479730, issued on Oct 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Niral Patel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13550 East Fwy, Houston, TX, 77015. Phone: (713) 330-8993. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Niral Patel, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q3261, 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 Niral Patel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Niral Patel, MD had 136 Medicare Part D claims for 79 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.