Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel, MD

  • Delano, CA
  • Internist
NPI1043223431PAC ID1759272156
Medicare services, 2024
2,223
Medicare patients, 2024
439
Part D claims, 2024
15,181
Hospital affiliations
3
Industry payments
$4,369
Practice address
1230 Jefferson Street, Delano, CA 93215
Practice phone
Call (559) 737-4920
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Primary practice

Delano Health Center

FQHC - Main Site · Delano, California

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Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel is an internist in Delano, California

Dr. Patel practices at Delano Health Center in Delano, California.

Dr. Patel's NPI, 1043223431, was assigned on August 15, 2006. Dr. Patel graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1995. Dr. Patel holds California license A62509.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1759272156
NPI enumeration date
August 15, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(559) 737-4920
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
57
Medical school graduation
1995

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

Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel practices at Delano Health Center in Delano, California

Dr. Patel's primary practice is Delano Health Center, at 1230 Jefferson Street, Delano, CA 93215. The practice phone is (559) 737-4920.

  • Delano Health Center
    1230 Jefferson Street, Delano, CA 93215Phone(559) 737-4920

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel is affiliated with 11 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Patel's primary practice is Delano Health Center in Delano, California. Dr. Patel is also affiliated with Adventist Health Delano. The medical group on file is Family HealthCare Network. Dmand AI also links Dr. Patel to 2 more hospitals, 5 home health agencies, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account. Dr. Patel's employer is on file too: a community health center (fqhc).

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Patel practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Delano Health CenterAvailable with a free account
+10 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel is one of 16,751 internists in California

Internal medicine is Dr. Patel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Patel is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Patel is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A62509 · 2000 to 2029 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute gastroduodenitis, acute mini-stroke (TIA), acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, alzheimer's disease, aneurysm, anxiety and aortic atherosclerois among the conditions Dr. Patel treats.

Internists near Dr. Patel

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16,751internists in California
9internists in Delano

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

Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel billed Medicare for 2,223 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,223 Medicare services from Dr. Patel across 29 procedure codes in 2024, for 439 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $39,575 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,223
Medicare patients439
Paid by Medicare$39,575
Procedure codes29

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Lab and pathology
2023: 5,0562024: 79684%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4,2532024: 53987%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 3,3632024: 42887%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,4372024: 29879%
Other services
2023: 8862024: 9190%
Imaging
2023: 3602024: 7180%
Surgery
2023: 1072024: 0100%

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

  • In an office2,05793%
  • In a facility1667%

Dr. Patel compared with the California median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Patel
  • California median
Medicare services
2,223vs 3616.2 times
Medicare patients
439vs 1512.9 times
Part D claims
14,389vs 42134.2 times

Medians across 15,815 internists 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. Vijaykumar B. Patel treated 439 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 439 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Patel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 159 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 82% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.05, 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 61, with 57% women.

Medicare patients, 2024439
Average age74
Average risk score2.05
Also on Medicaid82%

Dr. Patel's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Patel's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women26861%
  • Men17139%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes62%
  4. Arthritis53%
  5. Chronic kidney disease42%
  6. Ischemic heart disease39%
  7. Mood disorders28%
  8. Anxiety26%

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 61

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men42%

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

Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel wrote 15,181 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Patel wrote 15,181 Medicare Part D claims for 801 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 14,389 of them, across 162 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,490,237 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 13,677 claims across 165 drugs.

Part D claims, 202415,181
Drugs named by CMS162
Total drug cost$1.5M
Part D patients801

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

  • Generic12,849 claims85%
  • Brand-name2,216 claims15%
  • Other116 claims1%

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

  • Opioids0%12 of 15,181 claims
  • Antibiotics2%237 of 15,181 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: 13,6772024: 14,3895%

Drugs named by CMS: 162 in 2024, 165 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. Vijaykumar B. 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. Vijaykumar B. Patel received $4,369 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 141 general payments to Dr. Patel from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company paid the most, $603.

General payments to Dr. Patel by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Patel by kind, 2016 to 2025

$4.4Kin total
  • Food and beverage$4,30098%
  • Education$692%

Companies that paid Dr. Patel the most, 2016 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. Vijaykumar B. Patel has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Patel, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2014.

Awards and honors for Dr. Patel

  1. 2014
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

Dr. Patel graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1995.

  1. Medical schoolTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel accepts plans from 10 insurance carriers

Dr. Patel is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • United Healthcare
  • CMS Medicare
  • +2 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Patel accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare9
  2. PPO7
  3. HMO4
  4. POS3
  5. EPO2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Vijaykumar B. 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)
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. Vijaykumar B. Patel's NPI number?

Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel's NPI number is 1043223431. It was assigned on August 15, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel?

Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel is an internist in Delano, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel practice?

Dr. Patel practices at 1230 Jefferson Street, Delano, CA 93215. Dr. Patel's primary practice is Delano Health Center in Delano, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Patel to 2 hospitals, 5 home health agencies, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Patel is (559) 737-4920.

What is Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel's medical license number?

Dr. Patel holds California license A62509.

Which hospitals is Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel affiliated with?

Dr. Patel is affiliated with Adventist Health Delano. Dmand AI links Dr. Patel to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel part of?

Dr. Patel is linked to Family HealthCare Network. Dmand AI links Dr. Patel to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Patel billed Medicare for 2,223 services in 2024, and Dr. Patel accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel see?

CMS counts 439 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Patel in 2024, with an average age of 74.

Is Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel board certified?

Yes. Dr. Patel is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

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What services does Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Patel's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), office visit, established patient (99214) and heart test or procedure (93010).

Where did Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel go to medical school?

Dr. Patel graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1995.

What drugs does Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel prescribe most?

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

Has Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,369 in general payments to Dr. Patel from 24 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.

How long has Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel been practicing?

Dr. Patel graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Vijaykumar B. Patel accept?

Dr. Patel is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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