Viral Patel, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Charlotte, NC
Viral Patel, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1346566858, issued on Apr 9, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 201802666, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Viral Patel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 201802666 NC
036132931 IL
35.120376 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11430 Red Rust LN Ste 201, Charlotte, NC 28277
- Phone
- (704) 377-4009
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 11430 Red Rust LN Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Viral Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 201802666Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
479 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries, against an average of 940 among the 13,923 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium131 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf88 claims
- Omeprazole37 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl36 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium21 claims
- Famotidine14 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $648.96
12 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC. The 5,522 providers of this specialty with any payment received $807.73 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Charlotte Gastroenterology And Hepatology PLLCMatthews, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Viral Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Viral Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346566858, issued on Apr 9, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Viral Patel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11430 Red Rust LN Ste 201, Charlotte, NC, 28277. Phone: (704) 377-4009. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Viral Patel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 201802666, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Viral Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Viral Patel, M.D. had 479 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 940. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.