Vimal B. Patel, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Hanford, CA
Vimal B. Patel, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hanford, California, and NPI 1427270446, issued on May 2, 2007. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vimal B. Patel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 57011427 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 450 Greenfield Ave, Hanford, CA 93230
- Phone
- (559) 309-5668
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091120000342); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 450 Greenfield Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Joseph Ginejko, DOEmergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1023034501
Verify Vimal B. Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,660 Medicare Part D claims for 650 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 229 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium556 claims
- Lisinopril272 claims
- Losartan Potassium205 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate183 claims
- Glipizide148 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen147 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupRiverside, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vimal B. Patel among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Vimal B. Patel, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
41 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hanford
They are 41 of the 1,362 NPPES records with a practice address in Hanford, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Vimal B. Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vimal B. Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427270446, issued on May 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vimal B. Patel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 Greenfield Ave, Hanford, CA, 93230. Phone: (559) 309-5668. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vimal B. Patel, M.D.'s license?
Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vimal B. Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vimal B. Patel, M.D. had 4,660 Medicare Part D claims for 650 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.