Rujuta H. Patel, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Corpus Christi, TX
Rujuta H. Patel, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1497891683, issued on Jan 29, 2007. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rujuta H. Patel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 036138981 IL
2006-01866 NC
0101248134 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1521 S Staples St Ste 603, Corpus Christi, TX 78404
- Phone
- (361) 884-9244
- Enumerated
- Jan 29, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 21, 2023
- Medicaid IDs
- 1497891683 VA
342366703 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160707002224); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1521 S Staples St Ste 603
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Katie Montgomery, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1841845286
Verify Rujuta H. Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
867 Medicare Part D claims for 330 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 78 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Spironolactone65 claims
- Cefdinir58 claims
- Jardiance50 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium41 claims
- Prednisone41 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen37 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: $168.90
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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.
3 hospitals and group practices
- Decatur Memorial HospitalDecatur, IL · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Cep America-Illinois Hospitalists, LLPAlton, IL
- Osf Multi-Specialty GroupBloomington, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Rujuta H. Patel among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas
Rujuta H. Patel, M.D. is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2007, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 13% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 25% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Texas
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Common questions
What is Rujuta H. Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rujuta H. Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497891683, issued on Jan 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rujuta H. Patel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1521 S Staples St Ste 603, Corpus Christi, TX, 78404. Phone: (361) 884-9244. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rujuta H. Patel, M.D.'s license?
Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rujuta H. Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rujuta H. Patel, M.D. had 867 Medicare Part D claims for 330 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.