What is Julie Patel's specialty?

Julie Patel (NPI 1629084397) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Houston, TX.

Where does Julie Patel practice?

Julie Patel practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1629084397.

How much does Medicare pay Julie Patel?

Julie Patel (NPI 1629084397) received approximately $231K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 151 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1629084397

Julie PatelM.D.

RheumatologyHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

366

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,378

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$76K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 382 Rheumatology providers in TX — above median (cohort median 13,742).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

857

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.6M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

42.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Methotrexate Sodium120 claims

Prednisone114 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate94 claims

Adalimumab54 claims

Leflunomide50 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Julie 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). 3 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	76	415
CHI ST. LUKE'S HEALTH BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE MEDICAL CENTER	36	180
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	12	43

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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