NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ridhi Patel, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Gainesville, FL

Ridhi Patel, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Florida, and NPI 1568048395, issued on Mar 22, 2021. Check the license (Florida ME168032, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568048395
Name
Ridhi Patel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
ME168032 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1600 SW Archer RD, Gainesville, FL 32610
Phone
(352) 733-1471
Enumerated
Mar 22, 2021
Record last updated
Aug 29, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241011003123); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1600 SW Archer RD

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

  1. Patricia Abbitt, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1629040811
  2. Sherine AbdallaGastroenterology Physician1366862997
  3. Abdalla Abdelkader, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1942087457
  4. Mahmoud AbdelsalamMedical Oncology Physician1912844531
  5. Garrett AbernathyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215870894
  6. Emily Abernethy, MDFamily Medicine Physician1740970482

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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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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29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

161 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ridhi Patel161
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin15 claims
  2. Methocarbamol14 claims
  3. Prednisone13 claims
  4. Ondansetron Odt11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Florida Emergency Physicians Kang And Associates MD LLCOrlando, FL

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

Ridhi Patel among 4,034 emergency medicine physician records in Florida

Ridhi Patel, MD is one of 4,034 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 88% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2013 among the 2,199 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

215 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Gainesville

They are 215 of the 14,407 NPPES records with a practice address in Gainesville, and 4,034 emergency medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Haritha Challapalli, MDGainesville, FL 326101679502348
  2. Bobby Desai, MDGainesville, FL 326101013986835
  3. Allen Fisher, DOGainesville, FL 326101235170481
  4. Latha Ganti, MDGainesville, FL 326101053385070
  5. Liam Holtzman, DOGainesville, FL 326101679526453
  6. Preeti Jois, MDGainesville, FL 326101831125384
  7. Antonio Lazcano, MDGainesville, FL 326101497721633
  8. Leslie Nickels, MDGainesville, FL 326101104888999

Common questions

What is Ridhi Patel, MD's NPI number?

Ridhi Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568048395, issued on Mar 22, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ridhi Patel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 SW Archer RD, Gainesville, FL, 32610. Phone: (352) 733-1471. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Florida license number ME168032, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Ridhi Patel, MD had 161 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.