Rupert Patel, MD
Nephrology Physician · Sugar Land, TX
Rupert Patel, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Sugar Land, Texas, and NPI 1528032042, issued on Feb 13, 2006. Check the license (Texas L5868, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rupert Patel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- L5868 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 Creek Way Dr, Sugar Land, TX 77478
- Phone
- (832) 999-4360
- Enumerated
- Feb 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 1736191-01 TX
173619102 TX
173619105 TX
173619107 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050201000702); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1400 Creek Way Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Smith, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1750309506
Verify Rupert Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L5868Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
560 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Kerendia73 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate64 claims
- Velphoro39 claims
- Lokelma29 claims
- Nifedipine Er25 claims
- Febuxostat21 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: $1,653.07
48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, 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.
Rupert Patel among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Rupert Patel, MD is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
All 1,159 in Texas → Every provider in Sugar Land → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kanwarpreet Baweja, MDSugar Land, TX 774791942216460
- Humaira Chaudhary, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791912904996
- Ankita Gandhir, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791720354277
- Shancy Jacob, D.O.Sugar Land, TX 774791194031641
- Premal Joshi, MDSugar Land, TX 774791770552150
- Ritesh Mathur, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791407802796
- Fabio Aglieco, DOWest Columbia, TX 774861801031992
- Vijay Koka, MDPasadena, TX 775041144423922
Common questions
What is Rupert Patel, MD's NPI number?
Rupert Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528032042, issued on Feb 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rupert Patel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 Creek Way Dr, Sugar Land, TX, 77478. Phone: (832) 999-4360. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rupert Patel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L5868, 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 Rupert Patel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rupert Patel, MD had 560 Medicare Part D claims for 112 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.