What is Nikunj Patel's specialty?

Nikunj Patel (NPI 1659342723) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Diagnostic Radiology in La Jolla, CA.

Where does Nikunj Patel practice?

Nikunj Patel practices in La Jolla, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1659342723.

How much does Medicare pay Nikunj Patel?

Nikunj Patel (NPI 1659342723) received approximately $1.5M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 2,066 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1659342723

Nikunj PatelM.D.

PRACTICESCRIPPS HEALTHSee all providers at this practice →

Diagnostic RadiologyLa Jolla, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,770

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

8,407

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.4M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 3,474 Diagnostic Radiology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 2,975).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Nikunj 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). 77 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Scripps Health Clinical Laboratory · La Jolla, CA	407	1,414
Todd Hitchcock Cardiology · San Diego, CA	83	114
Anil Patel Cardiology · San Diego, CA	74	100
AHERN, THOMAS	70	95
Mohsin Saeed Interventional Radiology · La Jolla, CA	60	140
Malhar Patel Cardiology · San Diego, CA	55	74
Joseph Luna Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	55	87
Phong Hu Cardiology · San Diego, CA	53	85
Riaz Ahmed Cardiology · Encinitas, CA	53	69
Robin Quazi Diagnostic Radiology · Los Angeles, CA	52	77
John Rogers Cardiology · La Jolla, CA	51	59
FRANCIS, DAVID	48	57

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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