Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Augusta, GA
Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Augusta, Georgia, and NPI 1922108976, issued on Sep 22, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 055415, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 055415 GA
73615 AZ
J3687 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1120 15TH Street, Augusta, GA 30912
- Phone
- (706) 721-3226
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 24, 2024
- Fax
- (706) 721-7508
- Medicaid IDs
- 681951152A GA
Q00619 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220309002198); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 055415Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
45 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Warfarin Sodium19 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): 77.8 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: $615.86
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 3 group practices
- Christus Trinity ClinicTyler, TX
- Savannah Multispecialty Associates LLCSavannah, GA
- Wellstar Medical Group LLCAugusta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel among 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Georgia
Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD is one of 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 1998 among the 111 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 208G00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Georgia
There are 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Georgia.
All 155 in Georgia → Every provider in Augusta → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- M Kamath, MDAugusta, GA 309121669535522
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- Alison WardAugusta, GA 309121083930812
- Dominic Gallo, M.D.Augusta, GA 309041891803821
- Robert Rice, M.D.Augusta, GA 309041841461027
- John Anastasi, M.D.Augusta, GA 309011285691113
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Common questions
What is Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD's NPI number?
Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922108976, issued on Sep 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1120 15TH Street, Augusta, GA, 30912. Phone: (706) 721-3226. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 055415, 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 Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD had 45 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.8 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.