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.
- 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
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.
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- Jennifer Warwick, PA-CPhysician Assistant1144639311
Verify Rupal S. Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L0494Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Farxiga209 claims
- Calcitriol195 claims
- Jardiance158 claims
- Nifedipine Er154 claims
- Olmesartan Medoxomil112 claims
- 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.
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
- 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
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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.
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.