Ruby Vishnu Patel, MD
Pediatric Nephrology Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Ruby Vishnu Patel, MD is a pediatric nephrology physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1275927691, issued on Mar 24, 2015. Check the license (California A146426, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruby Vishnu Patel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Nephrology Physician 2080P0210X
- License number
- A146426 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 725 Welch RD, Palo Alto, CA 94304
- Phone
- (650) 497-8000
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181121001974); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 725 Welch RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Shayda Abadi, NPNurse Practitioner1316745540
- Natasha AbadillaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194306928
- Alexandra Abbott, MDPediatrics Physician1760018675
- Steven Abboud, MDAnesthesiology Physician1619364908
- Ali Abdelhafiz Abdelsamea, MDPediatrics Physician1699390104
- Alireza Abdollah Shamshirsaz, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1881804235
Verify Ruby Vishnu Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A146426Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatric nephrology physician in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 67 among the 387 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $1,596.11
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 297 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,704.99 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lpch Medical Group Div OF LucilePalo Alto, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruby Vishnu Patel among 116 pediatric nephrology physician records in California
Ruby Vishnu Patel, MD is one of 116 pediatric nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 74% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2007 among the 61 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0210X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 116 pediatric nephrology physician records in California.
All 116 in California → Every provider in Palo Alto → Pediatric Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 pediatric nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Alexander, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041790709202
- Abanti Chaudhuri, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041760665350
- Paul Grimm, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041184705386
- Sara Kibrom, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041821485103
- Mary Leonard, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041033133046
- Shina Menon, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041750585055
- Jerome Murphy, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041003828955
- Donald Potter, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041700800232
Common questions
What is Ruby Vishnu Patel, MD's NPI number?
Ruby Vishnu Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275927691, issued on Mar 24, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruby Vishnu Patel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 Welch RD, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Phone: (650) 497-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruby Vishnu Patel, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A146426, 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 Ruby Vishnu Patel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruby Vishnu Patel, MD had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatric nephrology physician prescribers was 67. 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.