Dr. Vikram Rameshchandra Patel, MD

Dr. Patel practices at Central Coast Endoscopy Center - Freedom in Freedom, California.

Dr. Patel's NPI, 1073908885, was assigned on March 30, 2015. Dr. Patel graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Patel holds California license A178681.

Dr. Patel's primary practice is Central Coast Endoscopy Center - Freedom, at 243 Green Valley Road, Suite F, Freedom, CA 95019. The practice phone is (831) 728-1410.

Dr. Patel's primary practice is Central Coast Endoscopy Center - Freedom in Freedom, California. Dr. Patel is also affiliated with Salinas Valley Health Medical Center. The medical group on file is Mee Memorial Healthcare System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Patel to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 physician office and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Patel practices, 7 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. Dmand AI has Dr. Patel's licenses on file in 4 states: California, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, gastroenteritis, gastrointestinal bleeding and hemorrhoids among the conditions Dr. Patel treats.

CMS data shows 764 Medicare services from Dr. Patel across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 395 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $83,147 for them.

CMS counts 395 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Patel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 210 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 45% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.53, 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 53, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Patel wrote 343 Medicare Part D claims for 129 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 252 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $104,173 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 145 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Patel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 127 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Patel, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Patel, published from 2018 to 2021. 2018 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Patel's most frequent co-authors are Aijaz Ahmed, MD, Haider Al Taii, MD and Priya J. Bansal, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 274 general payments to Dr. Patel from 30 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 91% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,827.

Dr. Patel graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2015.

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, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.