Zalak Patel, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · East Chicago, IN
Zalak Patel, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in East Chicago, Indiana, and NPI 1013665280, issued on Mar 16, 2022. Check the license (Indiana 71012665A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zalak Patel
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 71012665A IN
9474757 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4320 Fir St Unit 320, East Chicago, IN 46312
- Phone
- (219) 392-7992
- Enumerated
- Mar 16, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2022
- Fax
- (219) 392-7987
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220617001846); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4320 Fir St Unit 320
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Zalak Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 71012665ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,133 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate122 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium109 claims
- Furosemide85 claims
- Eliquis74 claims
- Clopidogrel63 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate61 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: $1,046.00
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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 2 group practices
- 219 Health Network IncEast Chicago, IN
- Community Care Network IncEast Chicago, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Zalak Patel among 5,867 family nurse practitioner records in Indiana
Zalak Patel, FNP-C is one of 5,867 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Indiana. 82% 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 75% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 75% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 3,953 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 33% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in East Chicago
They are 18 of the 376 NPPES records with a practice address in East Chicago, and 5,867 family nurse practitioner records in Indiana.
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Common questions
What is Zalak Patel, FNP-C's NPI number?
Zalak Patel, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013665280, issued on Mar 16, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zalak Patel, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4320 Fir St Unit 320, East Chicago, IN, 46312. Phone: (219) 392-7992. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zalak Patel, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 71012665A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Zalak Patel, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zalak Patel, FNP-C had 1,133 Medicare Part D claims for 300 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.