Dr. Sheila A. Patel, MD

  • Vista, CA
  • General practice physician
NPI1720089329PAC ID9931247475
Medicare services, 2024
96
Medicare patients, 2024
53
Part D claims, 2024
807
Publications
5
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
161 Thunder Dr, Vista, CA 92083
Practice phone
Call (760) 758-1988
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Primary practice

Melissa Hurd Medical Corporation

Vista, California

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Dr. Sheila A. Patel is a general practice physician in Vista, California

Dr. Patel practices at Melissa Hurd Medical Corporation in Vista, California.

Dr. Patel's NPI, 1720089329, was assigned on August 3, 2005. Dr. Patel graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1994. Dr. Patel holds California license A55639.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9931247475
NPI enumeration date
August 3, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(760) 758-1988
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
58
Medical school graduation
1994

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Sheila A. Patel practices at Melissa Hurd Medical Corporation in Vista, California

Dr. Patel's primary practice is Melissa Hurd Medical Corporation, at 161 Thunder Dr, Vista, CA 92083 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (760) 758-1988.

  • Melissa Hurd Medical Corporation
    161 Thunder Dr, Vista, CA 92083 · San Diego CountyPhone(760) 758-1988

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Sheila A. Patel is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Patel's primary practice is Melissa Hurd Medical Corporation in Vista, California. Dr. Patel is also affiliated with Sharp Tri-City Medical Center. The medical group on file is Hurd Melissa Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Patel to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Sheila A. Patel's practice

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.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Melissa Hurd Medical CorporationAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Sheila A. Patel is one of 1,526 general practice physicians in California

General practice is Dr. Patel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208D00000X. Dr. Patel is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Patel's licenses on file in 4 states: California, Arizona, Wisconsin and Alaska.

Specialties and state licenses

  • General practice, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A55639 · 1996 to 2027 · taxonomy 208D00000X
  • Arizona license2020 to 2026
  • Family medicine, WisconsinLicense 43833 · 2001 to 2025 · taxonomy 207Q00000X
  • Alaska license1997 to 2008

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, anxiety, atrial fibrillation and flutter, bronchitis, chronic diabetes, chronic hypertension, chronic kidney disease and fatty liver among the conditions Dr. Patel treats.

General practice physicians near Dr. Patel

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1,526general practice physicians in California
5general practice physicians in Vista

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Sheila A. Patel billed Medicare for 96 services in 2024

CMS data shows 96 Medicare services from Dr. Patel across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 53 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $8,747 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202496
Medicare patients53
Paid by Medicare$8,747
Procedure codes4

Dr. Patel's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 602024: 7525%
Other services
2023: 192024: 2111%

Dr. Patel compared with the California median for general practice physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Patel
  • California median
Medicare services
96vs 26263% below
Medicare patients
53vs 13661% below
Part D claims
415vs 1922.2 times

Medians across 1,114 general practice physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Patel's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Sheila A. Patel treated 53 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 53 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Patel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 26 patients. 66% of them have high cholesterol, and 57% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.12, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Patel's median patient age at 69, with 74% women.

Medicare patients, 202453
Average age74
Average risk score1.12

Dr. Patel's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Chronic conditions among Dr. Patel's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol66%
  2. High blood pressure57%
  3. Arthritis45%
  4. Anxiety25%
  5. Osteoporosis23%
  6. Mood disorders21%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Patel's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women74%
  • Men26%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Sheila A. Patel wrote 807 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Patel wrote 807 Medicare Part D claims for 175 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 415 of them, across 20 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $27,092 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 223 claims across 13 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024807
Drugs named by CMS20
Total drug cost$27,092
Part D patients175

Dr. Patel's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic705 claims87%
  • Brand-name and other102 claims13%

Dr. Patel's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Patel's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids5%44 of 807 claims
  • Antibiotics5%41 of 807 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2232024: 41586%

Drugs named by CMS: 20 in 2024, 13 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Sheila A. Patel takes part in Medicare

Dr. Patel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Sheila A. Patel has 5 publications on record

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Patel, published from 2016 to 2020. 2016 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Medicine, Ayurvedic, Mind-Body Therapies and Spirituality. Dr. Patel has published most often in J Altern Complement Med. Dr. Patel's most frequent co-authors are Valencia Booth Porter, MD and Scott N. Peterson, MD.

Papers5
Years published2016 to 2020

Dr. Patel's papers by year, 2016 to 2020

Topics Dr. Patel writes about most

  • Medicine, Ayurvedic
  • Mind-Body Therapies
  • Spirituality

Dr. Patel's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Patel

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Sheila A. Patel received $174 in industry payments in 2019

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Patel from 1 drug or device company in 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $174.

Companies that paid Dr. Patel the most, 2019 to 2019

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Sheila A. Patel has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Patel, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Patel

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Sheila A. Patel graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dr. Patel graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1994.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
  2. Board certified in family medicineAmerican Board of Family Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Sheila A. Patel accepts plans from 9 insurance carriers

Dr. Patel is in network with 9 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • CMS Medicare
  • +1 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Patel accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare7
  2. PPO5
  3. HMO3
  4. POS3
  5. EPO2
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Sheila A. Patel's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Sheila A. Patel's NPI number?

Dr. Sheila A. Patel's NPI number is 1720089329. It was assigned on August 3, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Sheila A. Patel?

Dr. Sheila A. Patel is a general practice physician in Vista, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is General Practice Physician (taxonomy code 208D00000X).

Where does Dr. Sheila A. Patel practice?

Dr. Patel practices at 161 Thunder Dr, Vista, CA 92083. Dr. Patel's primary practice is Melissa Hurd Medical Corporation in Vista, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Patel to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Sheila A. Patel's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Patel is (760) 758-1988.

What is Dr. Sheila A. Patel's medical license number?

Dr. Patel holds California license A55639, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.

Which states has Dr. Sheila A. Patel been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Patel in California (1996 to 2027), Arizona (2020 to 2026), Wisconsin (2001 to 2025) and Alaska (1997 to 2008).

Which hospitals is Dr. Sheila A. Patel affiliated with?

Dr. Patel is affiliated with Sharp Tri-City Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Sheila A. Patel part of?

Dr. Patel is linked to Hurd Melissa Medical Group.

Does Dr. Sheila A. Patel accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Patel billed Medicare for 96 services in 2024, and Dr. Patel accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Sheila A. Patel see?

CMS counts 53 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Patel in 2024, with an average age of 74.

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Is Dr. Sheila A. Patel board certified?

Yes. Dr. Patel is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine.

What services does Dr. Sheila A. Patel bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Patel's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and medicare service (G0439).

Where did Dr. Sheila A. Patel go to medical school?

Dr. Patel graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1994.

What drugs does Dr. Sheila A. Patel prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Patel's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Atorvastatin Calcium and Losartan Potassium.

Has Dr. Sheila A. Patel received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $174 in general payments to Dr. Patel from 1 company from 2019 to 2019. The largest total came from Medtronic Vascular, Inc.

How long has Dr. Sheila A. Patel been practicing?

Dr. Patel graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.

Does Dr. Sheila A. Patel do research?

Dmand AI links 5 publications to Dr. Patel, published from 2016 to 2020.

Who does Dr. Sheila A. Patel publish with?

Dr. Patel's most frequent co-authors are Valencia Booth Porter, MD (2 shared papers) and Scott N. Peterson, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Sheila A. Patel accept?

Dr. Patel is in network with 9 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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