Santosh Patel, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Atlanta, GA
Santosh Patel, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1043663792, issued on Jul 18, 2016. Check the license (Georgia 86345, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Santosh Patel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 86345 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1365 Clifton RD NE, Atlanta, GA 30322
- Phone
- (404) 778-5526
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2016
- Record last updated
- Mar 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210610000967); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Santosh Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 86345Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
275 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Mirtazapine45 claims
- Naltrexone Hcl29 claims
- Trazodone Hcl21 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone16 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate16 claims
- Bupropion Xl15 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Emory Clinic IncAtlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Santosh Patel among 1,291 psychiatry physician records in Georgia
Santosh Patel, M.D. is one of 1,291 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2002 among the 516 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
358 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Atlanta
They are 358 of the 31,476 NPPES records with a practice address in Atlanta, and 1,291 psychiatry physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Santosh Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Santosh Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043663792, issued on Jul 18, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Santosh Patel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1365 Clifton RD NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322. Phone: (404) 778-5526. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Santosh Patel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 86345, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Santosh Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Santosh Patel, M.D. had 275 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Santosh Patel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.3 of 100. 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.