Pooja Patak
Internal Medicine Physician · Hickory, NC
Pooja Patak is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1376171082, issued on Mar 29, 2020. Check the license (North Carolina 2026-01602, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pooja Patak
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 2026-01602 NC
2023026690 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2386 Springs RD NE, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 732-5400
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241001000298); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Pooja Patak in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2026-01602Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
109 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta16 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa12 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: $19.93
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Dunn Physician Services LLCKansas City, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pooja Patak among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Pooja Patak is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2020, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
37 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 37 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Pooja Patak's NPI number?
Pooja Patak's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376171082, issued on Mar 29, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pooja Patak located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2386 Springs RD NE, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 732-5400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pooja Patak's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2026-01602, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Pooja Patak prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pooja Patak had 109 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.