Vijay C. Patel, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Springfield, MA
Vijay C. Patel, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Springfield, Massachusetts, and NPI 1629033949, issued on Apr 19, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 81270, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vijay C. Patel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 81270 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1038 Main St, Springfield, MA 01103
- Phone
- (413) 739-1100
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (413) 735-1130
- Medicaid ID
- 1310097 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050330000683); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vijay C. Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 81270Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,074 Medicare Part D claims for 389 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium578 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate275 claims
- Lisinopril201 claims
- Metformin Hcl188 claims
- Omeprazole188 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide155 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: $269.32
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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 one group practice
- Caring Health Center, IncSpringfield, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vijay C. Patel among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Vijay C. Patel, M.D. is one of 6,825 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 64% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
282 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Springfield
They are 282 of the 8,553 NPPES records with a practice address in Springfield, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Vijay C. Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vijay C. Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629033949, issued on Apr 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vijay C. Patel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1038 Main St, Springfield, MA, 01103. Phone: (413) 739-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vijay C. Patel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 81270, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vijay C. Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vijay C. Patel, M.D. had 5,074 Medicare Part D claims for 389 beneficiaries; 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.
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.