Rahul Patel
Hospitalist Physician · Morganton, NC
Rahul Patel is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Morganton, North Carolina, and NPI 1023710936, issued on Mar 22, 2023. Check the license (North Carolina 2026-00946, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rahul Patel
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 2026-00946 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2201 S Sterling St, Morganton, NC 28655
- Phone
- (828) 580-5000
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rahul Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2026-00946Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
223 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metformin Hcl15 claims
- Spironolactone14 claims
- Carvedilol11 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.
Rahul Patel among 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina
Rahul Patel is one of 989 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 98% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 98% of these records are older, under 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 85% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Donald Costic, M.D.Morganton, NC 286551689906737
- Trent Edwards, DOMorganton, NC 286551124606405
- Tolulola Adeola, MDNorth Wilkesboro, NC 286591578582797
- Longinus AgorNorth Wilkesboro, NC 286591265494686
- Mira Boone, MDNorth Wilkesboro, NC 286591053511642
- Leona Cammock, MDNorth Wilkesboro, NC 286591346238326
- Paul Hofferbert, MDNorth Wilkesboro, NC 286591336164078
- Kingsley Lartey, D.O.North Wilkesboro, NC 286591376510289
Common questions
What is Rahul Patel's NPI number?
Rahul Patel's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023710936, issued on Mar 22, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rahul Patel located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2201 S Sterling St, Morganton, NC, 28655. Phone: (828) 580-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rahul Patel's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2026-00946, 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 Rahul Patel prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rahul Patel had 223 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.