Smita S. Patel, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Covington, LA
Smita S. Patel, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1043203615, issued on Aug 29, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana MD024835, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Smita S. Patel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- MD024835 LA
27723 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Ochsner Blvd, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 875-2828
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 23, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 1562149 LA
01272762 MS - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070713000538); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Smita S. Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD024835Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
772 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis53 claims
- Furosemide40 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate39 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium33 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate28 claims
- Clopidogrel28 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: $205.48
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- St Tammany Parish Hospital Service District NO 1Covington, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Smita S. Patel among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Smita S. Patel, MD is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 61% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
37 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Covington
They are 37 of the 1,868 NPPES records with a practice address in Covington, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Smita S. Patel, MD's NPI number?
Smita S. Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043203615, issued on Aug 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Smita S. Patel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Ochsner Blvd, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 875-2828. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Smita S. Patel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD024835, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Smita S. Patel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Smita S. Patel, MD had 772 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.