NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vinika Suresh Patel, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Greenville, SC

Vinika Suresh Patel, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Greenville, South Carolina, and NPI 1780304766, issued on Aug 31, 2022. Check the license (South Carolina 25976, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780304766
Name
Vinika Suresh Patel
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
25976 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2076 Woodruff RD, Greenville, SC 29607
Phone
(864) 373-7246
Enumerated
Aug 31, 2022
Record last updated
Apr 2, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240417002093); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2076 Woodruff RD

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

  1. Bassam Haddad, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1790949790
  2. Aathirayen Thiyagarajah, M.D.Pain Medicine Physician1962490698

Verify Vinika Suresh Patel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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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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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

251 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Vinika Patel251
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass35 claims
  2. Prednisone32 claims
  3. Ciprofloxacin Hcl16 claims
  4. Azithromycin14 claims
  5. Cefdinir13 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate11 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

  1. Prisma Health Urgent Care OF South Carolina PCLexington, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Vinika Suresh Patel among 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina

Vinika Suresh Patel, FNP is one of 4,320 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2022, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 76% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 2,643 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

514 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Greenville

They are 514 of the 10,264 NPPES records with a practice address in Greenville, and 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Wendy Arnold, N.PGreenville, SC 296071326252024
  2. Eric Chesney, FNP-BCGreenville, SC 296071659500478
  3. Stacy Fender, APRNGreenville, SC 296071982926127
  4. Jonnie Greene, FNPGreenville, SC 296071982683926
  5. Julie Hammond, APRNGreenville, SC 296071437143856
  6. Meredith Heyde, DNP, APRN, FNP-BCGreenville, SC 296071861455628
  7. Elizabeth King, FNPGreenville, SC 296071487733309
  8. Virginia Knight, FNPGreenville, SC 296071295763910

Common questions

What is Vinika Suresh Patel, FNP's NPI number?

Vinika Suresh Patel, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780304766, issued on Aug 31, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vinika Suresh Patel, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2076 Woodruff RD, Greenville, SC, 29607. Phone: (864) 373-7246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vinika Suresh Patel, FNP's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 25976, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Vinika Suresh Patel, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vinika Suresh Patel, FNP had 251 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.