Dr. Derek R. Patel, MD

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

Dr. Patel's NPI, 1073538385, was assigned on July 13, 2006. Dr. Patel graduated from UC Davis School of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Patel holds California license A69111.

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 also links Dr. Patel to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Patel practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Patel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Patel is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Patel is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), colonoscopy, gastroenteritis, gastrointestinal bleeding, intestinal or bowel obstruction, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and upper GI endoscopy among the conditions Dr. Patel treats.

CMS data shows 610 Medicare services from Dr. Patel across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 388 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $67,123 for them.

CMS counts 388 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Patel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 192 patients. 74% of them have high cholesterol, and 68% have high blood pressure. 36% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.84, 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 52, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Patel wrote 743 Medicare Part D claims for 265 patients. 58% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 622 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,980,945 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 586 claims across 18 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. CMS lists Dr. Patel as offering telehealth. CMS counts 106 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Patel, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Patel, published from 2012 to 2020. The most frequent topics are Anti-Retroviral Agents, CD4 Lymphocyte Count and CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes. Dr. Patel has published most often in AIDS. Dr. Patel's most frequent co-authors are Parambir Singh Dulai, MBBS, William J. Sandborn, MD and Brian W. Behm, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 389 general payments to Dr. Patel from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 81% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $262,740.

Dr. Patel graduated from UC Davis School of Medicine in 1997.

Dr. Patel is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.