NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Premal Patel, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Galveston, TX

Premal Patel, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1487870838, issued on Apr 17, 2007. Check the license (Texas N5323, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487870838
Name
Premal Patel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
N5323 TX
LP00910 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
301 Univeristy Blvd, Galveston, TX 77550
Phone
(409) 772-2222
Enumerated
Apr 17, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 19, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110629000414); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2006
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 301 Univeristy Blvd

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

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Verify Premal Patel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

501 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.

  1. Premal Patel501
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Triumeq52 claims
  2. Tivicay50 claims
  3. Biktarvy38 claims
  4. Prezcobix37 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium36 claims
  6. Genvoya22 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score73.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%47.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%94.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $22.36

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, 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.

  1. Premal Patel$22.36
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. University OF Texas Health Science Center AT San AntonioSan Antonio, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

218 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Galveston

They are 218 of the 2,532 NPPES records with a practice address in Galveston, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

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  4. Queenie Ann Abad, M.D.San Antonio, TX1174979785
  5. Fuad Abaleka, M.DLubbock, TX1861925596
  6. Carol Abalihi, M.D.El Paso, TX1326136243
  7. Oliverio Abarca Guzman, MDHarlingen, TX1346972940
  8. Obinna Abaribe, M.DMansfield, TX1457704355
  9. Enyinnaya Abarikwu, MDTyler, TX1174788178
  10. Sulaiman Abawi, D.O.Frisco, TX1780845255

Common questions

What is Premal Patel, MD's NPI number?

Premal Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487870838, issued on Apr 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Premal Patel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 Univeristy Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77550. Phone: (409) 772-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Premal Patel, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N5323, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Premal Patel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Premal Patel, MD had 501 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Premal Patel, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 75 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.