Pinkesh B. Prajapati, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Palm Bay, FL
Pinkesh B. Prajapati, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Palm Bay, Florida, and NPI 1881027068, issued on Aug 12, 2013. Check the license (Florida ME128888, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pinkesh B. Prajapati
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- ME128888 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1425 Malabar RD NE, Palm Bay, FL 32907
- Phone
- (321) 434-8078
- Enumerated
- Aug 12, 2013
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (321) 434-8075
- Medicaid ID
- 019755500 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160929002681); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Pinkesh B. Prajapati in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME128888Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
607 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium42 claims
- Prednisone37 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl23 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl20 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate17 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): 85.4 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: $115.38
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. 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
- Health First Medical Group, LLCPalm Bay, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pinkesh B. Prajapati among 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida
Pinkesh B. Prajapati, 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 2013, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 51% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2010 among the 1,549 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amanullah Bilal, MDPalm Bay, FL 329071821336173
- Anne Brucker-Busso, MDPalm Bay, FL 329071780608794
- Yaritza Castellanos De Belliard, M.DPalm Bay, FL 329071780047464
- Gabriel Cueto, MDPalm Bay, FL 329071356578629
- Oteni Hamilton, MDPalm Bay, FL 329071386006070
- Anthony Herzog, MDPalm Bay, FL 329071003255019
- Merle Lewis, M.D.Palm Bay, FL 329071114380821
- Thu-Cuc Nguyen, M.D.Palm Bay, FL 329071659765550
Common questions
What is Pinkesh B. Prajapati, M.D.'s NPI number?
Pinkesh B. Prajapati, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881027068, issued on Aug 12, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pinkesh B. Prajapati, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1425 Malabar RD NE, Palm Bay, FL, 32907. Phone: (321) 434-8078. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pinkesh B. Prajapati, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME128888, 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 Pinkesh B. Prajapati, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pinkesh B. Prajapati, M.D. had 607 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Pinkesh B. Prajapati, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.4 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.