NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samir Patel, MD

Nephrology Physician · Garden Grove, CA

Samir Patel, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Garden Grove, California, and NPI 1427519552, issued on Mar 29, 2019. Check the license (California 177071, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427519552
Name
Samir Patel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
177071 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12665 Garden Grove Blvd Ste 211, Garden Grove, CA 92843
Phone
(714) 636-2890
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 31, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230418000123); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 12665 Garden Grove Blvd Ste 211

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Steve Bui, MDNephrology Physician1154390425
  2. Ashish Kalthia, MDSpecialist1508880659
  3. Ramani Nathan, MDNephrology Physician1487623724
  4. Russell Ness, MDNephrology Physician1770552978
  5. Sridhar Reddy, M.D.Nephrology Physician1780835447
  6. Peter Sohn, M.D.Nephrology Physician1225579675

Verify Samir Patel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

31 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Samir Patel31
  2. Specialty average1,465

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: $198.40

8 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.

  1. Samir Patel$198.40
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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

  1. Southern California Kidney Consultants IncGarden Grove, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Samir Patel among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California

Samir Patel, MD is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% 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 95% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 62% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in California

There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steve Bui, MDGarden Grove, CA 928431154390425
  2. An Dang, M.D.Garden Grove, CA 928431952302564
  3. Hong Kim, M.D.Garden Grove, CA 928431396727764
  4. Ramani Nathan, MDGarden Grove, CA 928431487623724
  5. Russell Ness, MDGarden Grove, CA 928431770552978
  6. Mital Patel, MDGarden Grove, CA 928431609223361
  7. Sridhar Reddy, M.D.Garden Grove, CA 928431780835447
  8. Peter Sohn, M.D.Garden Grove, CA 928431225579675

Common questions

What is Samir Patel, MD's NPI number?

Samir Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427519552, issued on Mar 29, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samir Patel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12665 Garden Grove Blvd Ste 211, Garden Grove, CA, 92843. Phone: (714) 636-2890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samir Patel, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 177071, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Samir Patel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Samir Patel, MD had 31 Medicare Part D claims for 19 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.