Viral C. Patel, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Sacramento, CA
Viral C. Patel, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1124555008, issued on May 22, 2017. Check the license (California A191220, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Viral C. Patel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- A191220 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3941 J St Ste 270, Sacramento, CA 95819
- Phone
- (916) 733-6850
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2017
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2023
- Fax
- (916) 733-6824
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231214001410); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 634 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3941 J St Ste 270
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Peter Carruth, MDSurgery Physician1205990785
- Yvonne Sonja Del RosarioNurse Practitioner1194492777
- Kellee Hall, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1215705900
- Joseph Huh, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1295823292
- Azad Karim, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1720440282
- Hubert Luu, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1043552490
Verify Viral C. Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A191220Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $391.96
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 one group practice
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationSacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Viral C. Patel among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California
Viral C. Patel, MD is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 93% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.
All 634 in California → Every provider in Sacramento → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ralph Cox, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191962454306
- John Dein, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191124087838
- Joseph Huh, MDSacramento, CA 958191295823292
- Charles Kuehner, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191144267519
- Sankar Kumar, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191528044757
- Hubert Luu, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191043552490
- Allen Morris, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191396704169
- Stephen Rossiter, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191356391080
Common questions
What is Viral C. Patel, MD's NPI number?
Viral C. Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124555008, issued on May 22, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Viral C. Patel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3941 J St Ste 270, Sacramento, CA, 95819. Phone: (916) 733-6850. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Viral C. Patel, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A191220, as entered by the provider. 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.
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.