Viraj Vinod Patel, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Bronx, NY
Viraj Vinod Patel, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bronx, New York, and NPI 1952615049, issued on Jul 30, 2010. Check the license (New York 258426, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Viraj Vinod Patel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 258426 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY 10461
- Phone
- (718) 579-2500
- Enumerated
- Jul 30, 2010
- Record last updated
- Aug 31, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101222000030); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Viraj Vinod Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 258426Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
911 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium67 claims
- Lisinopril32 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate30 claims
- Famotidine29 claims
- Trulicity28 claims
- Nifedipine Er25 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): 100 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).
One hospital affiliation
- Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
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.
Viraj Vinod Patel among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Viraj Vinod Patel, M.D. is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 61% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
960 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bronx
They are 960 of the 32,017 NPPES records with a practice address in Bronx, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Viraj Vinod Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Viraj Vinod Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952615049, issued on Jul 30, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Viraj Vinod Patel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY, 10461. Phone: (718) 579-2500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Viraj Vinod Patel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 258426, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Viraj Vinod Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Viraj Vinod Patel, M.D. had 911 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Viraj Vinod Patel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.