NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rupal S. Patel, M.D.

Nephrology Physician · Houston, TX

Rupal S. Patel, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1841389665, issued on Oct 11, 2006. Check the license (Texas L0494, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1841389665
Name
Rupal S. Patel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
L0494 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7015 Almeda RD Ste 3, Houston, TX 77054
Phone
(713) 520-6875
Enumerated
Oct 11, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Fax
(713) 520-6876
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041120000131); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Baylor College Of Medicine, 1998
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 7015 Almeda RD Ste 3

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

  1. Mario Assouad, MDNephrology Physician1588767503
  2. Arpit Bhargava, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1346550803
  3. Sujoyeeta Majumdar, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1497010144
  4. Jennifer Warwick, PA-CPhysician Assistant1144639311

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

1,794 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.

  1. Rupal Patel1,794
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Farxiga209 claims
  2. Calcitriol195 claims
  3. Jardiance158 claims
  4. Nifedipine Er154 claims
  5. Olmesartan Medoxomil112 claims
  6. Febuxostat81 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: $4,374.76

24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, 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.

  1. Rupal Patel$4,374.76
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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

  1. Q-Health Partners PLLCHouston, TX

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

Nephrology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.

Other nephrology physician records in Texas

  1. Bernardino Abaya, M.D.Houston, TX1740262013
  2. Aisha Abbasi, MDConroe, TX1942837570
  3. Abdul Abdellatif, M.D.Webster, TX1164560595
  4. Dina Abdelwahab, MDDallas, TX1801050208
  5. Mohammed Abdulaziz, MDLaredo, TX1881009215
  6. Muhammad Abdullah, MDSan Antonio, TX1154614832
  7. Nashila Abdulrahim, DODallas, TX1659665180
  8. Mai Abouelsaad, M.D.Houston, TX1790168086
  9. Fadi Abouzahr, MDSan Antonio, TX1982695896
  10. Koshy Abraham, MDFort Worth, TX1780658559

Common questions

What is Rupal S. Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?

Rupal S. Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841389665, issued on Oct 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rupal S. Patel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7015 Almeda RD Ste 3, Houston, TX, 77054. Phone: (713) 520-6875. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rupal S. Patel, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L0494, as entered by the provider. 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 Rupal S. Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rupal S. Patel, M.D. had 1,794 Medicare Part D claims for 209 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.

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