Nirav S. Patel, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Los Alamitos, CA
Nirav S. Patel, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Los Alamitos, California, and NPI 1881631539, issued on Jun 1, 2006. Check the license (California G79448, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nirav S. Patel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- G79448 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3791 Katella Ave, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
- Phone
- (562) 430-3114
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 3, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (562) 430-7718
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060314000289); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nirav S. Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G79448Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
1,576 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 79 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl102 claims
- Memantine Hcl94 claims
- Gabapentin78 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate44 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl40 claims
- Baclofen39 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): 100 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: $109,241.61
208 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Oso Specialty Infusion IncIrvine, CA
- Southland Neurologic Institute A Medical CorporationLong Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nirav S. Patel among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Nirav S. Patel, M.D. is one of 2,339 neurology 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 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Nirav S. Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nirav S. Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881631539, issued on Jun 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nirav S. Patel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3791 Katella Ave, Los Alamitos, CA, 90720. Phone: (562) 430-3114. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nirav S. Patel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G79448, 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 Nirav S. Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nirav S. Patel, M.D. had 1,576 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nirav S. Patel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.