Vijesh K. Patel, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Port Neches, TX
Vijesh K. Patel, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Port Neches, Texas, and NPI 1194752196, issued on Jun 26, 2006. Check the license (Texas K1616, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vijesh K. Patel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- K1616 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 876 Magnolia Ave, Port Neches, TX 77651
- Phone
- (409) 729-3787
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 12, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 113405801 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040803000687); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vijesh K. Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K1616Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,899 Medicare Part D claims for 392 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. 488 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium621 claims
- Spironolactone428 claims
- Losartan Potassium376 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen300 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate218 claims
- Ezetimibe199 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: $119.20
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 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
- Hha Hospital Medicine OF Texas PLLCHuntsville, TX
- Hospital Docs PAConroe, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vijesh K. Patel among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Vijesh K. Patel, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Port Neches
They are 3 of the 78 NPPES records with a practice address in Port Neches, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
All 9,175 in Texas → Every provider in Port Neches → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Keller, DOPort Neches, TX 776511417945734
- Rocco Morrell, D.O.Port Neches, TX 776511861760449
- Harrypersad Singh, M.D.Silsbee, TX 776561366427528
- Jong Lee, MDLumberton, TX 776571306812532
- Elena Xintavelonis, MDLumberton, TX 776571750697280
- Oscar Enriquez, MDPort Arthur, TX 776421487737219
- Anthony Gambrah Sampaney, MD. FACPPort Arthur, TX 776421891787115
- Samreen Khuwaja, M.DPort Arthur, TX 776421033640909
Common questions
What is Vijesh K. Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vijesh K. Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194752196, issued on Jun 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vijesh K. Patel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 876 Magnolia Ave, Port Neches, TX, 77651. Phone: (409) 729-3787. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vijesh K. Patel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K1616, 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 Vijesh K. Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vijesh K. Patel, M.D. had 6,899 Medicare Part D claims for 392 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.