What is Rupal Patel's specialty?

Rupal Patel (NPI 1841389665) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Houston, TX.

Where does Rupal Patel practice?

Rupal Patel practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1841389665.

How much does Medicare pay Rupal Patel?

Rupal Patel (NPI 1841389665) received approximately $133K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 260 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1841389665

Rupal PatelM.D.

PRACTICEQ-HEALTH PARTNERS, PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

NephrologyHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

847

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,019

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$120K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 883 Nephrology providers in TX — above median (cohort median 1,432).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,599

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$409K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

38.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Dapagliflozin Propanediol209 claims

Calcitriol195 claims

Empagliflozin158 claims

Nifedipine154 claims

Olmesartan Medoxomil112 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$4K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$4K

Food and Beverage$875

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$4K

Food and Beverage$875

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Rupal 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). 68 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Namrata Goel Nephrology · Houston, TX	150	796
NPI 1255335535	116	641
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	86	282
City Of Houston Ambulance Service Provider · Houston, TX	62	164
Chun Lin Interventional Cardiology · San Francisco, CA	47	118
Su Chang Cardiology · Houston, TX	36	74
SJ MEDICAL CENTER, LLC	35	79
CHI ST. LUKE'S HEALTH BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE MEDICAL CENTER	35	81
Zsolt Garami General Practice · Houston, TX	35	78
Jorge Zuniga Infectious Disease · Houston, TX	33	124
Ronald Ralph Internal Medicine · Houston, TX	33	144
Kapil Shroff Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	32	80

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.

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