Vashishtha Patel, DO
Internal Medicine Physician · Hattiesburg, MS
Vashishtha Patel, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and NPI 1073141891, issued on Mar 28, 2020. Check the license (Mississippi T-3972, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vashishtha Patel
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- T-3972 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5001 Hardy St, Hattiesburg, MS 39402
- Phone
- (704) 733-7499
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2020
- Record last updated
- Nov 17, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260117000132); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vashishtha Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license T-3972Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
338 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide26 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium22 claims
- Eliquis21 claims
- Cephalexin17 claims
- Prednisone17 claims
- Levofloxacin15 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): 86 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: $26.24
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Apogee Medical Group GeorgiaCarrollton, GA
- Healthtexas Provider NetworkDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vashishtha Patel among 972 internal medicine physician records in Mississippi
Vashishtha Patel, DO is one of 972 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 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 2020, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2008 among the 585 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 52% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
46 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hattiesburg
They are 46 of the 2,569 NPPES records with a practice address in Hattiesburg, and 972 internal medicine physician records in Mississippi.
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Common questions
What is Vashishtha Patel, DO's NPI number?
Vashishtha Patel, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073141891, issued on Mar 28, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vashishtha Patel, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5001 Hardy St, Hattiesburg, MS, 39402. Phone: (704) 733-7499. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vashishtha Patel, DO's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number T-3972, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vashishtha Patel, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vashishtha Patel, DO had 338 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vashishtha Patel, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86 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.