What is Rakesh Patel's specialty?

Rakesh Patel (NPI 1295712305) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Salisbury, NC.

Where does Rakesh Patel practice?

Rakesh Patel practices in Salisbury, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1295712305.

How much does Medicare pay Rakesh Patel?

Rakesh Patel (NPI 1295712305) received approximately $893K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 172 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1295712305

Rakesh PatelDO

PRACTICEROWAN DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC P.A.See all providers at this practice →

RheumatologySalisbury, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

617

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

66,701

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$866K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 164 Rheumatology providers in NC — above median (cohort median 28,282).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,035

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3.5M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

29.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone917 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate870 claims

Methotrexate Sodium566 claims

Etanercept188 claims

Mycophenolate Mofetil148 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$4K

Payment records

145

By payment type

Food and Beverage$3K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$3K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Rakesh Patel's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 12 inbound referrers · 20 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Stacy Kennedy Rheumatology · Salisbury, NC	92	167
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	31	115
Jeffrey Ralston Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	23	54
Frederick Dula Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	22	33
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	19	34
Jeffrey Stanczak Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	15	17
Tracy Hildebran Nurse Practitioner · Salisbury, NC	13	24
Nilesh Patel Pulmonary Disease · Salisbury, NC	12	23
Chetan Amin Family Practice · Salisbury, NC	12	56
James Johnson Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	11	12
Kishan Maramraj Family Practice · Salisbury, NC	11	17
CRESCENDO BIOSCIENCE, INC	11	12

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	196	501
NOVANT HEALTH ROWAN MEDICAL CENTER LLC	91	200
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	66	220
Stacy Kennedy Rheumatology · Salisbury, NC	42	73
CRESCENDO BIOSCIENCE, INC	23	26
Frederick Dula Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	19	28
Nilesh Patel Pulmonary Disease · Salisbury, NC	18	45
Jeffrey Ralston Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	18	23
James Johnson Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	17	26
Jeffrey Stanczak Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	16	21
Kiran Jagarlamudi Gastroenterology · Salisbury, NC	15	40
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	15	38

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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