Prakash T. Patel, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Covina, CA
Prakash T. Patel, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Covina, California, and NPI 1902987613, issued on Oct 18, 2006. Check the license (California A034471, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Prakash T. Patel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- A034471 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 315 N 3RD Ave, Covina, CA 91723
- Phone
- (626) 332-1815
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (626) 966-9685
- Medicaid ID
- 00A344710 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100519000010); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Prakash T. Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A034471Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
5,163 Medicare Part D claims for 429 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium369 claims
- Losartan Potassium309 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate220 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium203 claims
- Azithromycin192 claims
- Metformin Hcl159 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: $359.45
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
Prakash T. Patel among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Prakash T. Patel, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andre Andresian, M.D.Covina, CA 917231861589269
- Zahida Bhutto, MDCovina, CA 917231790895050
- Demetrio Hechanova, M.D.Covina, CA 917231275584203
- Thomas Reed, MDCovina, CA 917231316472053
- Dinesh Samant, MDCovina, CA 917231417939596
- Darrell Walter, MDCovina, CA 917231871552380
- Peter Xu, MDCovina, CA 917231235526203
- Emin Zargarian, MDCovina, CA 917231093219073
Common questions
What is Prakash T. Patel, MD's NPI number?
Prakash T. Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902987613, issued on Oct 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Prakash T. Patel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 315 N 3RD Ave, Covina, CA, 91723. Phone: (626) 332-1815. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Prakash T. Patel, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A034471, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Prakash T. Patel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Prakash T. Patel, MD had 5,163 Medicare Part D claims for 429 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.