NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nisha M. Patel, M.D.

Specialist · Pittsburgh, PA

Nisha M. Patel, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1235360926, issued on Jul 29, 2009. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD451035, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; 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
1235360926
Name
Nisha M. Patel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License numbers
MD451035 PA
2012-00659 NC
264760 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3471 5TH Ave Ste 910, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone
(412) 692-4400
Enumerated
Jul 29, 2009
Record last updated
Mar 1, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260128004465); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 3471 5TH Ave Ste 910

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

  1. Ezeldeen AbuelkasemAnesthesiology Physician1760896054
  2. Ryan BallAnesthesiology Physician1790948339
  3. Anna Carpenter, M.D.Pain Medicine Physician1851705149
  4. Curtis Caughey, MD, DPTStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1710565098
  5. Denise Hall-BurtonAnesthesiology Physician1275761801
  6. Briget Hyde, MDBrain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1326779125

Verify Nisha M. Patel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
    Search for license MD451035
    Check the board
  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
Find the Pennsylvania license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024

654 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nisha Patel654
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium43 claims
  2. Famotidine42 claims
  3. Gabapentin28 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium27 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate23 claims
  6. Eliquis20 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: $63.71

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Microtransponder, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nisha Patel$63.71
  2. Specialty average$4,760.79

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

  1. Adventist Physician Services IncRockville, MD
  2. University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Nisha M. Patel among 2,031 specialist records in Pennsylvania

Nisha M. Patel, M.D. is one of 2,031 specialist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 40% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 1989 among the 547 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

767 specialist records list a practice address in Pittsburgh

They are 767 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 2,031 specialist records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Raed Abdullah, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131962474353
  2. Howard Aizenstein, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131447222898
  3. Ali Al-Khafaji, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131992776348
  4. Louis AlarconPittsburgh, PA 152131306817705
  5. Cuneyt Alper, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131427029826
  6. Gulay AlperPittsburgh, PA 152131972575132
  7. Nikhil AmesurPittsburgh, PA 152131760453179
  8. Rajesh AnejaPittsburgh, PA 152131780656173

Common questions

What is Nisha M. Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?

Nisha M. Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235360926, issued on Jul 29, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nisha M. Patel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3471 5TH Ave Ste 910, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 692-4400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nisha M. Patel, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD451035, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Nisha M. Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nisha M. Patel, M.D. had 654 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.