Rushal Akshay Patel, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Gastonia, NC
Rushal Akshay Patel, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1346808235, issued on Jun 5, 2019. Check the license (North Carolina 2023-02243, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rushal Akshay Patel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 2023-02243 NC
MD25739 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 885 Summit Crossing Place, Gastonia, NC 28054
- Phone
- (704) 316-4979
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2023
- Fax
- (704) 316-4978
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230918002441); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 885 Summit Crossing Place
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kacy Nichols, DOFamily Medicine Physician1770103780
Verify Rushal Akshay Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2023-02243Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,253 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium185 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate125 claims
- Lisinopril110 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium69 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium60 claims
- Omeprazole55 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Novant Health Medical Group, LLCGastonia, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rushal Akshay Patel among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Rushal Akshay Patel, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
53 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Gastonia
They are 53 of the 2,833 NPPES records with a practice address in Gastonia, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Rushal Akshay Patel, MD's NPI number?
Rushal Akshay Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346808235, issued on Jun 5, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rushal Akshay Patel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 885 Summit Crossing Place, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 316-4979. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rushal Akshay Patel, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2023-02243, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rushal Akshay Patel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rushal Akshay Patel, MD had 2,253 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rushal Akshay Patel, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.