Saagar Nilesh Patel, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Austin, TX
Saagar Nilesh Patel, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1700376209, issued on May 10, 2018. Check the license (Texas V3406, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Saagar Nilesh Patel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- V3406 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 801 W 38TH St Ste 200, Austin, TX 78705
- Phone
- (512) 451-0103
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2018
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2024
- Fax
- (512) 451-2741
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240903001432); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Saagar Nilesh Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license V3406Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
107 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate33 claims
- Moxifloxacin23 claims
- Latanoprost14 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): 91.1 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $438.93
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Austin Retina Associates PLLCAustin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Saagar Nilesh Patel among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Saagar Nilesh Patel, MD is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.
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- Chirag Jhaveri, M.D.Austin, TX 787051114117769
- Gowtham Jonna, M.D.Austin, TX 787051245529767
- Samuel Key, MDAustin, TX 787051578620191
- Mark Levitan, MDAustin, TX 787051609848399
Common questions
What is Saagar Nilesh Patel, MD's NPI number?
Saagar Nilesh Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700376209, issued on May 10, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Saagar Nilesh Patel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 W 38TH St Ste 200, Austin, TX, 78705. Phone: (512) 451-0103. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Saagar Nilesh Patel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number V3406, 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 Saagar Nilesh Patel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Saagar Nilesh Patel, MD had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Saagar Nilesh Patel, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.1 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.