Samir Vitthalbhai Patel, MD, MPH
Internal Medicine Physician · Fort Smith, AR
Samir Vitthalbhai Patel, MD, MPH is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1811339054, issued on Jul 29, 2013. Check the license (Arkansas E-9994, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samir Vitthalbhai Patel
- Credential
- MD, MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- E-9994 AR
39696 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1120 Lexington Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72901
- Phone
- (479) 709-7260
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220304000466); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1120 Lexington Ave
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Verify Samir Vitthalbhai Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-9994Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
476 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir29 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate27 claims
- Furosemide24 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Prednisone22 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium17 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: $95.58
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Warren Clinic IncMuskogee, OK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samir Vitthalbhai Patel among 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas
Samir Vitthalbhai Patel, MD, MPH is one of 768 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 57% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2010 among the 519 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 207R00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
68 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Smith
They are 68 of the 2,951 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Smith, and 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joel Cheong, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729011255309159
- Jon Harper, MDFort Smith, AR 729011548258361
- Richard Hinkle, MDFort Smith, AR 729011346238441
- Charles Jennings, MDFort Smith, AR 729011558359398
- Holly Jennings, MDFort Smith, AR 729011083602825
- Fareed Kannout, MDFort Smith, AR 729011144242892
- John Kientz, MDFort Smith, AR 729011568450393
- Thuylinh Pham, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729011356396790
Common questions
What is Samir Vitthalbhai Patel, MD, MPH's NPI number?
Samir Vitthalbhai Patel, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811339054, issued on Jul 29, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samir Vitthalbhai Patel, MD, MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1120 Lexington Ave, Fort Smith, AR, 72901. Phone: (479) 709-7260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samir Vitthalbhai Patel, MD, MPH's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-9994, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Samir Vitthalbhai Patel, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samir Vitthalbhai Patel, MD, MPH had 476 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.