Praful Patel, M.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Dothan, AL
Praful Patel, M.D. is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Dothan, Alabama, and NPI 1821020074, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 22261, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Praful Patel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- 22261 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1118 Ross Clark Cir, Dothan, AL 36301
- Phone
- (334) 793-3900
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2024
- Fax
- (334) 793-5227
- Medicaid IDs
- 051502545 AL
009961150 AL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101118000698); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1118 Ross Clark Cir
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Praful Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 22261Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
661 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 39 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol123 claims
- Gemtesa58 claims
- Myrbetriq40 claims
- Premarin34 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen32 claims
- Clotrimazole-Betamethasone29 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: $27,317.23
49 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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
- Women's Medical Center, PCDothan, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Praful Patel among 525 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Alabama
Praful Patel, M.D. is one of 525 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
26 obstetrics & gynecology physician records list a practice address in Dothan
They are 26 of the 2,099 NPPES records with a practice address in Dothan, and 525 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Alabama.
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- Temple Lazenby, M.D.Dothan, AL 363011144252305
- Guy Middleton, M.D.Dothan, AL 363011053410993
- Ellen Phillips, M.D.Dothan, AL 363011487699716
- Todd Richards, M.D.Dothan, AL 363011487665105
- Thomas Robinson, M.D.Dothan, AL 363011942391354
Common questions
What is Praful Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Praful Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821020074, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Praful Patel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1118 Ross Clark Cir, Dothan, AL, 36301. Phone: (334) 793-3900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Praful Patel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 22261, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Praful Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Praful Patel, M.D. had 661 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.