Rakesh N. Patel
Pharmacist · Kinston, NC
Rakesh N. Patel is a pharmacist with a practice address in Kinston, North Carolina, and NPI 1245539030, issued on Mar 20, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 20378, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rakesh N. Patel
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- 20378 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 W Vernon Ave, Kinston, NC 28501
- Phone
- (252) 527-7164
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2011
- Record last updated
- Mar 20, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 201 W Vernon Ave
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Verify Rakesh N. Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 20378Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 97% of the cost of the top drugs
107 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Abrysvo56 claims
- Shingrix40 claims
- Boostrix Tdap11 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.
Rakesh N. Patel among 9,625 pharmacist records in North Carolina
Rakesh N. Patel is one of 9,625 pharmacist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 6% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 25% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 25% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 6% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 0% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
46 pharmacist records list a practice address in Kinston
They are 46 of the 521 NPPES records with a practice address in Kinston, and 9,625 pharmacist records in North Carolina.
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The 8 pharmacist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Bizzell, RPHKinston, NC 285011578588737
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- Bethany Griffin, PHARMDKinston, NC 285011871853523
- Jeremy Johnson, PHARMDKinston, NC 285011932488822
- Durwood Jones, B. S.Kinston, NC 285011003141938
- Austin Mooring, PHARMDKinston, NC 285011942325485
- Joseph Pike, RPHKinston, NC 285011164678942
Common questions
What is Rakesh N. Patel's NPI number?
Rakesh N. Patel's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245539030, issued on Mar 20, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rakesh N. Patel located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 W Vernon Ave, Kinston, NC, 28501. Phone: (252) 527-7164. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rakesh N. Patel's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 20378, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rakesh N. Patel prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rakesh N. Patel had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.