Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel, MD

  • Crescent City, CA
  • Geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician
NPI1922367572PAC ID9234426180
Medicare services, 2024
13,864
Medicare patients, 2024
937
Part D claims, 2024
10,375
Hospital affiliations
6
Industry payments
$2,626
Practice address
800 E Washington Blvd, Crescent City, CA 95531
Practice phone
Call (707) 464-8511
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Primary practice

Sutter Coast Hospital

Hospital · Crescent City, California

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Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel is a geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in Crescent City, California

Dr. Patel practices at Sutter Coast Hospital in Crescent City, California, part of Sutter Health.

Dr. Patel's NPI, 1922367572, was assigned on May 15, 2012. Dr. Patel graduated from Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Patel holds Oregon license MD176416.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9234426180
NPI enumeration date
May 15, 2012
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(707) 464-8511
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
40
Medical school graduation
2012

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

Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel practices at Sutter Coast Hospital in Crescent City, California

Dr. Patel's primary practice is Sutter Coast Hospital, at 800 E Washington Blvd, Crescent City, CA 95531 in Del Norte County. The practice phone is (707) 464-8511.

  • Sutter Coast Hospital
    800 E Washington Blvd, Crescent City, CA 95531 · Del Norte CountyPhone(707) 464-8511

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Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel is affiliated with 13 sites of care and 5 medical groups

Dr. Patel's primary practice is Sutter Coast Hospital in Crescent City, California, part of Sutter Health. Dr. Patel is also affiliated with Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is SGMF Radiology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Patel to 4 more hospitals, 4 medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies, 2 hospices and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account.

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Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Patel practices, 13 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Sutter Coast HospitalAvailable with a free account
+12 more sites and 4 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel is one of 497 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physicians in California

Geriatric medicine is Dr. Patel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0300X. Dmand AI has Dr. Patel's licenses on file in 2 states: Oregon and California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Geriatric medicine (internal medicine), OregonPrimaryLicense MD176416 · taxonomy 207RG0300X
  • California licenseLicense 142046

Geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physicians near Dr. Patel

Counts of geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

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

Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel billed Medicare for 13,864 services in 2024

CMS data shows 13,864 Medicare services from Dr. Patel across 49 procedure codes in 2024, for 937 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $834,875 for them.

Medicare services, 202413,864
Medicare patients937
Paid by Medicare$834,875
Procedure codes49

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7,4082024: 8,27812%
Tests and treatments
2023: 3,8872024: 3,5249%
Other services
2023: 1,3022024: 1,3746%
Surgery
2023: 3942024: 3706%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 3652024: 31813%
Lab and pathology
2023: 232024: 0100%

Where Dr. Patel's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office12,66891%
  • In a facility1,1969%

Dr. Patel compared with the California median for geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Patel
  • California median
Medicare services
13,864vs 42432.7 times
Medicare patients
937vs 1785.3 times
Part D claims
9,470vs 93010.2 times

Medians across 466 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) 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. Palak Jitendra Patel treated 937 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 937 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Patel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 405 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.16, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Patel's median patient age at 72, with 57% women.

Medicare patients, 2024937
Average age76
Average risk score1.16
Also on Medicaid19%

Dr. Patel's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Patel's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women53757%
  • Men40043%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis45%
  4. Diabetes25%
  5. Mood disorders23%
  6. Atrial fibrillation22%
  7. Chronic kidney disease22%
  8. Heart failure21%

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

Dr. Patel's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men43%

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

Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel wrote 10,375 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Patel wrote 10,375 Medicare Part D claims for 812 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 9,470 of them, across 156 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,033,200 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,951 claims across 130 drugs.

Part D claims, 202410,375
Drugs named by CMS156
Total drug cost$1M
Part D patients812

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

  • Generic8,829 claims85%
  • Brand-name1,501 claims14%
  • Other45 claims0%

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

  • Opioids2%189 of 10,375 claims
  • Antibiotics2%178 of 10,375 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%87 of 10,375 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: 6,9512024: 9,47036%

Drugs named by CMS: 156 in 2024, 130 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

Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel ranks in the 74th percentile for removal of skin lesions in Medicare

Dr. Patel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Patel as offering telehealth. CMS counts 85 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Patel, more than 74% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Dr. Patel ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Removal of skin lesions
74th percentile85 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel received $2,626 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 120 general payments to Dr. Patel from 22 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Eli Lilly and Company paid the most, $397.

General payments to Dr. Patel by program year, 2017 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Patel by kind, 2017 to 2025

$2.6Kin total
  • Food and beverage$2,61299%
  • Education$141%

Companies that paid Dr. Patel the most, 2017 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel graduated from Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine

Dr. Patel graduated from Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine in 2012.

  1. Medical schoolOregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Palak Jitendra 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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel's NPI number?

Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel's NPI number is 1922367572. It was assigned on May 15, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel?

Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel is a geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in Crescent City, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0300X).

Where does Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel practice?

Dr. Patel practices at 800 E Washington Blvd, Crescent City, CA 95531. Dr. Patel's primary practice is Sutter Coast Hospital in Crescent City, California, part of Sutter Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Patel to 4 hospitals, 4 medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies, 2 hospices and 1 skilled nursing facility.

What is Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Patel is (707) 464-8511.

What is Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel's medical license number?

Dr. Patel holds Oregon license MD176416, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Patel in Oregon and California.

Which hospitals is Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel affiliated with?

Dr. Patel practices at Sutter Coast Hospital in Crescent City, California. Dr. Patel is also affiliated with Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Patel to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel part of?

Dr. Patel is linked to SGMF Radiology. Dmand AI links Dr. Patel to 4 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Patel billed Medicare for 13,864 services in 2024, and Dr. Patel accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Patel as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel see?

CMS counts 937 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Patel in 2024, with an average age of 76.

What services does Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Patel's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), care management and other visits (99457) and care management and other visits (99454).

Where did Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel go to medical school?

Dr. Patel graduated from Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine in 2012.

What drugs does Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Patel's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Amlodipine Besylate.

Has Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,626 in general payments to Dr. Patel from 22 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Eli Lilly and Company.

How long has Dr. Palak Jitendra Patel been practicing?

Dr. Patel graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.

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