NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sunny Harish Patel, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Burlington, NC

Sunny Harish Patel, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Burlington, North Carolina, and NPI 1821354812, issued on Apr 4, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 2018-00741, 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
1821354812
Name
Sunny Harish Patel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
2018-00741 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1234 Huffman Mill RD, Burlington, NC 27215
Phone
(336) 538-1234
Enumerated
Apr 4, 2012
Record last updated
Dec 15, 2023
Fax
(336) 584-6811
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180925003969); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 2012
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 1234 Huffman Mill RD

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

  1. Nathan Allen, NPNurse Practitioner1558946475
  2. Marshall Anderson, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1194766378
  3. Adyazbeth Barrientos SolisPhysician Assistant1831907864
  4. Bethany Beasley, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1679868020
  5. Caitlyn BennettAdvanced Practice Midwife1003775073
  6. Kaitlin Caffaro, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1467103747

Verify Sunny Harish Patel 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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11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

385 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 121 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sunny Patel385
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam83 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl70 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt37 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl37 claims
  5. Celecoxib25 claims
  6. Tizanidine Hcl19 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: $111.50

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sunny Patel$112
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. Duke Health Integrated Practice IncBurlington, NC

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

Sunny Harish Patel among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina

Sunny Harish Patel, M.D. is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Bowers, MDBurlington, NC 272151134138753
  2. Graham Cohen, DOBurlington, NC 272151043771231
  3. Stewart Dalton, MDBurlington, NC 272151457848467
  4. James Hooten, M.D.Burlington, NC 272151194745893
  5. Harold Kernodle, M.D.Burlington, NC 272151912927633
  6. Kevin Krasinski, M.D.Burlington, NC 272151184746810
  7. Michael Menz, MDBurlington, NC 272151598879991
  8. Howard Miller, MDBurlington, NC 272151356404768

Common questions

What is Sunny Harish Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sunny Harish Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821354812, issued on Apr 4, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sunny Harish Patel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1234 Huffman Mill RD, Burlington, NC, 27215. Phone: (336) 538-1234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sunny Harish Patel, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2018-00741, 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 Sunny Harish Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sunny Harish Patel, M.D. had 385 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.