NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vikas H. Patel, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Elmhurst, IL

Vikas H. Patel, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Elmhurst, Illinois, and NPI 1598756348, issued on Nov 1, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036.125716, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598756348
Name
Vikas H. Patel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
036.125716 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
155 E Brush Hill RD, Elmhurst, IL 60126
Phone
(331) 221-0200
Enumerated
Nov 1, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 28, 2026
Fax
(331) 221-3738
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101120000053); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York Medical College, 2003
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 155 E Brush Hill RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Albert Abalos, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1881983484
  2. Ahmad Ahmad, APN - CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1144949678
  3. Syed Ahmed, DOHospitalist Physician1689311037
  4. Shah Alam, MDHospitalist Physician1164450672
  5. Muhammad Umer Altaf, MDHospitalist Physician1427542414
  6. Dominic Antonacci, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1487148870

Verify Vikas H. Patel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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73% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

391 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 78 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vikas Patel391
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen63 claims
  2. Cephalexin36 claims
  3. Prednisone34 claims
  4. Ondansetron Odt27 claims
  5. Ibuprofen25 claims
  6. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl13 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.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Elmhurst Memorial HospitalElmhurst, IL · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
  2. Endeavor Health Medical GroupEvanston, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Vikas H. Patel among 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois

Vikas H. Patel, M.D. is one of 3,291 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2012 among the 1,867 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

43 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Elmhurst

They are 43 of the 1,540 NPPES records with a practice address in Elmhurst, and 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Daniel Belmont, M.D.Elmhurst, IL 601261932161239
  2. Austen-Kum Chai, MDElmhurst, IL 601261972539682
  3. Richard De Angelo, MDElmhurst, IL 601261942238589
  4. Melissa Drake, DOElmhurst, IL 601261306854252
  5. James Greene, MDElmhurst, IL 601261518978485
  6. Thomas King, M.D.Elmhurst, IL 601261073514220
  7. Justin Macariola-Coad, MDElmhurst, IL 601261215963798
  8. Michelle Meziere, MDElmhurst, IL 601261245266675

Common questions

What is Vikas H. Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vikas H. Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598756348, issued on Nov 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vikas H. Patel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 155 E Brush Hill RD, Elmhurst, IL, 60126. Phone: (331) 221-0200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vikas H. Patel, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.125716, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Vikas H. Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vikas H. Patel, M.D. had 391 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.