Shelja Patel, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Stamford, CT
Shelja Patel, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Stamford, Connecticut, and NPI 1598226649, issued on Mar 29, 2019. Check the license (Connecticut 71027, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shelja Patel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 71027 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1351 Washington Blvd, Stamford, CT 06902
- Phone
- (203) 621-3700
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220816001013); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shelja Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 71027Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,699 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 36 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium125 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate65 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium65 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium61 claims
- Metformin Hcl52 claims
- Gabapentin48 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): 93.3 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
- Northeast Medical Group IncStamford, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shelja Patel among 958 family medicine physician records in Connecticut
Shelja Patel, M.D. is one of 958 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 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 81% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 81% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2009 among the 611 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 56% 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 Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
57 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Stamford
They are 57 of the 2,774 NPPES records with a practice address in Stamford, and 958 family medicine physician records in Connecticut.
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Common questions
What is Shelja Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shelja Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598226649, issued on Mar 29, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shelja Patel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1351 Washington Blvd, Stamford, CT, 06902. Phone: (203) 621-3700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shelja Patel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 71027, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shelja Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shelja Patel, M.D. had 1,699 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shelja Patel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.3 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.