Ram V. Patak, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Northridge, CA
Ram V. Patak, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Northridge, California, and NPI 1144218488, issued on Oct 11, 2005. Check the license (California C39711, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ram V. Patak
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- C39711 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18546 Roscoe Blvd Ste 110, Northridge, CA 91324
- Phone
- (818) 993-5600
- Enumerated
- Oct 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (818) 775-1509
- Medicaid ID
- GR0050270 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 18546 Roscoe Blvd Ste 110
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ramanath Dukkipati, M.DNephrology Physician1457570376
Verify Ram V. Patak in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C39711Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
402 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide64 claims
- Procrit30 claims
- Lokelma27 claims
- Allopurinol26 claims
- Chlorthalidone21 claims
- Losartan Potassium21 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: $532.29
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Ram V. Patak among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Ram V. Patak, M.D. is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 77% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
All 1,468 in California → Every provider in Northridge → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ramanath Dukkipati, M.DNorthridge, CA 913241457570376
- Jacob Poulose, MD.Northridge, CA 913241578723508
- Mahfuzur Rahman, MDNorthridge, CA 913241447470554
- Rouzbeh Afsari, M.D.Northridge, CA 913251962633289
- Dayan Gandhi, M.D, M.SNorthridge, CA 913251285961789
- David Wallace, DONorthridge, CA 913251396364402
- William Yang, M.D.Northridge, CA 913251609005479
- Raghu Konanur VenkataramPorter Ranch, CA 913261447538079
Common questions
What is Ram V. Patak, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ram V. Patak, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144218488, issued on Oct 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ram V. Patak, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18546 Roscoe Blvd Ste 110, Northridge, CA, 91324. Phone: (818) 993-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ram V. Patak, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C39711, 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 Ram V. Patak, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ram V. Patak, M.D. had 402 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.