NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pooja N. Patel, MD

Rheumatology Physician · Tallahassee, FL

Pooja N. Patel, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Tallahassee, Florida, and NPI 1801100821, issued on Aug 2, 2010. Check the license (Florida ME111156, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1801100821
Name
Pooja N. Patel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License number
ME111156 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1961 Buford Blvd, Tallahassee, FL 32308
Phone
(850) 216-2977
Enumerated
Aug 2, 2010
Record last updated
Dec 7, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(850) 877-2983
Medicaid ID
004097200 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111020000722); 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 1961 Buford Blvd

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

  1. Ashley Brown, APRNNurse Practitioner1467083154
  2. Ginny Manalo, APRNNurse Practitioner1205270329

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024

6,935 Medicare Part D claims for 1,228 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 521 claims were for opioids.

  1. Pooja Patel6,935
  2. Specialty average1,978

Most prescribed

  1. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate1,162 claims
  2. Methotrexate806 claims
  3. Gabapentin544 claims
  4. Prednisone401 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl391 claims
  6. Tizanidine Hcl274 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $364.84

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Pooja Patel$364.84
  2. Specialty average$8,538.33

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Rheumatology Physician providers in Florida

There are 494 rheumatology physician records in Florida.

Other rheumatology physician records in Florida

  1. Katherine Abella, M.D.Clearwater, FL1649624560
  2. Azarel Abinader, M.D.Miami, FL1942388566
  3. Mohamed Aboyoussef, M.D.Merritt Island, FL1972613057
  4. Andy Abril, MDJacksonville, FL1447240239
  5. Hasan Abualula, MDSummerfield, FL1508008228
  6. Sewar AbuarqobGainesville, FL1720690688
  7. Mayra Acosta, MDMiami, FL1083861439
  8. Christopher Adams, M.D.Pensacola, FL1720039175
  9. Amir Agha, MDPanama City, FL1831381789
  10. Corin Agoris, MDPalm Harbor, FL1801389226

Common questions

What is Pooja N. Patel, MD's NPI number?

Pooja N. Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801100821, issued on Aug 2, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Pooja N. Patel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1961 Buford Blvd, Tallahassee, FL, 32308. Phone: (850) 216-2977. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Pooja N. Patel, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME111156, 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 Pooja N. Patel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Pooja N. Patel, MD had 6,935 Medicare Part D claims for 1,228 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Pooja N. Patel, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.