NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sonya Vipul Patel-Nguyen, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Chapel Hill, NC

Sonya Vipul Patel-Nguyen, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1003227810, issued on May 14, 2014. Check the license (North Carolina 2018-00482, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1003227810
Name
Sonya Vipul Patel-Nguyen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
2018-00482 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
260 Macnider Building, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone
(919) 966-6770
Enumerated
May 14, 2014
Record last updated
Jun 6, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180926000773); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2014
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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Verify Sonya Vipul Patel-Nguyen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Sonya Patel-Nguyen18
  2. Specialty average3,176

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Duke University Health System, IncDurham, NC

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

Sonya Vipul Patel-Nguyen among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Sonya Vipul Patel-Nguyen, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 48% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

219 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chapel Hill

They are 219 of the 7,608 NPPES records with a practice address in Chapel Hill, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marco Aleman, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991275558520
  2. Timothy Carey, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991407871759
  3. Paul Chelminski, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991609891969
  4. Cristin Colford, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991801829478
  5. Darren Dewalt, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991962435537
  6. James Evans, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991932124203
  7. Russell Harris, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991083639355
  8. Thomas Keyserling, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991336164615

Common questions

What is Sonya Vipul Patel-Nguyen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sonya Vipul Patel-Nguyen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003227810, issued on May 14, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sonya Vipul Patel-Nguyen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 260 Macnider Building, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (919) 966-6770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sonya Vipul Patel-Nguyen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2018-00482, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sonya Vipul Patel-Nguyen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sonya Vipul Patel-Nguyen, M.D. had 18 Medicare Part D claims; 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.

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