Tapan J. Patel, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Dallas, TX
Tapan J. Patel, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1942402227, issued on May 31, 2007. Check the license (Texas N3978, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tapan J. Patel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- N3978 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13154 Coit RD, Dallas, TX 75240
- Phone
- (214) 366-6400
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 1, 2024
- Fax
- (214) 579-6989
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100222000756); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 13154 Coit RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Artem Gurevich, PTPhysical Therapist1700263993
- Judson Hunt, M.D.Nephrology Physician1316925803
- Mark Lerman, M.D.Nephrology Physician1568440071
- Shantavia McCartney, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1578499323
- Keith Mussog, RT (R)Radiography Radiologic Technologist1992132609
- Chitta Ram, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1740251677
Verify Tapan J. Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N3978Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
253 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate53 claims
- Losartan Potassium36 claims
- Furosemide24 claims
- Tolvaptan13 claims
- Carvedilol12 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: $651.96
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Dallas Nephrology AssociatesDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tapan J. Patel among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Tapan J. Patel, M.D. is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
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- Judson Hunt, M.D.Dallas, TX 752401316925803
- Michael Landgarten, MDDallas, TX 752401588665780
- Mark Lerman, M.D.Dallas, TX 752401568440071
- Steven Rinner, M.D.Dallas, TX 752401700857646
- Syed-Ali Rizwan, M.D.Dallas, TX 752401881665735
Common questions
What is Tapan J. Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tapan J. Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942402227, issued on May 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tapan J. Patel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13154 Coit RD, Dallas, TX, 75240. Phone: (214) 366-6400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tapan J. Patel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N3978, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tapan J. Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tapan J. Patel, M.D. had 253 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.