NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pankaj Kanaiyalal Patel, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Zephyrhills, FL

Pankaj Kanaiyalal Patel, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Zephyrhills, Florida, and NPI 1558311316, issued on May 11, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME93465, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1558311316
Name
Pankaj Kanaiyalal Patel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
ME93465 FL
ME 93465 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
38135 Market SQ, Zephyrhills, FL 33542
Phone
(813) 780-2155
Enumerated
May 11, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 7, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(813) 355-5017
Medicaid ID
2738198-00 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050825000094); 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.
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Also registered at 38135 Market SQ

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

  1. Mariam Abreu Ruiz, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1740472695
  2. Akosua Agyemang, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1487010146
  3. Sujani Akkineni, M.D.Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1205099744
  4. Raven Ali-Muhammad, ARNPNurse Practitioner1376085084
  5. Jeralyn Allen, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1063669125
  6. Kimberly Apple, MDSurgery Physician1801971007

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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

565 Medicare Part D claims for 298 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.

  1. Pankaj Patel565
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Cefdinir67 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium26 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate25 claims
  4. Prednisone24 claims
  5. Cefuroxime19 claims
  6. Ciprofloxacin Hcl18 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: $24.80

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Axonics, Inc. 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.

  1. Pankaj Patel$24.80
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

  1. Ohi West Medical Group II LLCZephyrhills, FL

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

Pankaj Kanaiyalal Patel among 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida

Pankaj Kanaiyalal Patel, M.D. is one of 1,817 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Florida. 92% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2010 among the 1,549 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 34% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

20 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Zephyrhills

They are 20 of the 851 NPPES records with a practice address in Zephyrhills, and 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mariam Abreu Ruiz, M.D.Zephyrhills, FL 335421740472695
  2. Ramya Arerangaiah, M.DZephyrhills, FL 335421205003704
  3. Shweta Ekka, M.D.Zephyrhills, FL 335421720264575
  4. Cameron Esmkhani, DOZephyrhills, FL 335421396922415
  5. Lucretia Fisher, M.D.Zephyrhills, FL 335421811921406
  6. Matthew Hartlage, M.D.Zephyrhills, FL 335421912192592
  7. Somasekhara Kaipu, M.D.,Zephyrhills, FL 335421710153481
  8. Shana Laflin, MDZephyrhills, FL 335421730277500

Common questions

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

Pankaj Kanaiyalal Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558311316, issued on May 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Pankaj Kanaiyalal Patel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 38135 Market SQ, Zephyrhills, FL, 33542. Phone: (813) 780-2155. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Florida license number ME93465, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Pankaj Kanaiyalal Patel, M.D. had 565 Medicare Part D claims for 298 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.