Tarak Vipinchandra Patel, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Augusta, GA
Tarak Vipinchandra Patel, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Augusta, Georgia, and NPI 1578751871, issued on Oct 11, 2007. Check the license (Georgia 066394, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tarak Vipinchandra Patel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- 066394 GA
2008-01629 NC
43503 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1224 Augusta West Pkwy, Augusta, GA 30909
- Phone
- (706) 922-0191
- Enumerated
- Oct 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2024
- Fax
- (706) 922-0192
- Medicaid IDs
- 003116928A GA
GA1232 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111129000268); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1224 Augusta West Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Tarak Vipinchandra Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 066394Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
320 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ertapenem46 claims
- Daptomycin43 claims
- Biktarvy42 claims
- Meropenem33 claims
- Dovato18 claims
- Cabenuva17 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $58.24
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Infectious Disease Consultants PCSuwanee, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tarak Vipinchandra Patel among 351 infectious disease physician records in Georgia
Tarak Vipinchandra Patel, M.D. is one of 351 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 71% 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 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2005 among the 218 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Georgia
There are 351 infectious disease physician records in Georgia.
All 351 in Georgia → Every provider in Augusta → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Hofstetter, M.D.Augusta, GA 309091437158979
- Andrew Chao, M.D.Augusta, GA 309121699062893
- John Fisher, MDAugusta, GA 309121902916455
- Malliga Ganapathy, MDAugusta, GA 309121972613362
- Salma Gayed, DR/MDAugusta, GA 309121346932175
- James Grubbs, M.D.Augusta, GA 309121538327481
- Ashley HuggettAugusta, GA 309121073968491
- Cheryl Newman, MDAugusta, GA 309121275632564
Common questions
What is Tarak Vipinchandra Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tarak Vipinchandra Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578751871, issued on Oct 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tarak Vipinchandra Patel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1224 Augusta West Pkwy, Augusta, GA, 30909. Phone: (706) 922-0191. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tarak Vipinchandra Patel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 066394, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tarak Vipinchandra Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tarak Vipinchandra Patel, M.D. had 320 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tarak Vipinchandra Patel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.