Dr. Charmi Patel, MD

Dr. Patel practices at UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California.

Dr. Patel's NPI, 1730389362, was assigned on July 22, 2007. Dr. Patel graduated from B. J. Medical College Ahmedabad in 1998. Dr. Patel holds California license C146702.

Dr. Patel's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center, at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 543-6222.

Dr. Patel's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California. Dr. Patel is also affiliated with Hillcrest Medical Center. The medical group on file is UC San Diego Health.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Patel practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Anatomic pathology is Dr. Patel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207ZP0101X. Dr. Patel is board certified in pathology - anatomic/pathology - clinical by the American Board of Pathology. Dmand AI has Dr. Patel's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Arizona.

CMS data shows 2,802 Medicare services from Dr. Patel across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 930 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $80,658 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 930 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Patel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 521 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 69% have high blood pressure. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.64, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Patel's median patient age at 56, with 53% women.

In 2017, Dr. Patel wrote 32 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 2 drugs, with $474 in total drug cost. In 2016, CMS named 50 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Patel for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Patel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 15 papers to Dr. Patel, published from 2012 to 2024. 2016 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Pancreatic Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal and Cell Line, Tumor. Dr. Patel has published most often in Case Rep Pathol. Dr. Patel's most frequent co-authors are Bhaskar Banerjee, MD, Jingjing Hu, MD and Hitendra Patel, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Patel from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 76% of the total. Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. paid the most, $1,822.

Dr. Patel graduated from B. J. Medical College Ahmedabad in 1998.

Dr. Patel is in network with 6 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Molina and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.