Dr. Ram V. Patak, MD

Dr. Patak practices at Northridge Kidney Care Center in Northridge, California.

Dr. Patak's NPI, 1144218488, was assigned on October 11, 2005. Dr. Patak graduated from Mysore Medical College in 1966. Dr. Patak holds California license C39711.

Dr. Patak's primary practice is Northridge Kidney Care Center, at 19333 Business Center Drive, Northridge, CA 91324 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (818) 709-9999.

Dr. Patak's primary practice is Northridge Kidney Care Center in Northridge, California. The medical group on file is Kidney And Hypertension Consultants. Dmand AI also links Dr. Patak to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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

Nephrology is Dr. Patak's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Patak is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Patak's licenses on file in 4 states: California, Kansas, Texas and New York.

Dmand AI lists chronic anemia and chronic kidney disease among the conditions Dr. Patak treats.

CMS data shows 46 Medicare services from Dr. Patak across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 36 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,564 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 36 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Patak in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 16 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 58% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.98, 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. Patak's median patient age at 67, with 44% women.

In 2024, Dr. Patak wrote 402 Medicare Part D claims for 79 patients. 73% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 257 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $81,558 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 297 claims across 11 drugs.

Dmand AI links 18 papers to Dr. Patak. The most frequent topics are Acute Kidney Injury, Kidney and Dogs. Dr. Patak has published most often in J Kans Med Soc. Dr. Patak's most frequent co-authors are Stephen Zale Fadem, MD, Richard H. Mauk, MD and Steven G. Rosenblatt, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Patak to 3 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Fibromyalgia, Muscular Diseases and Renal Insufficiency, Chronic. Daiichi Sankyo sponsors the most, 3. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Patak that name 4 trials.

CMS Open Payments shows 219 general payments to Dr. Patak from 34 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $2,182. It also lists 137 research payments totaling $115,123 from 2016 to 2024, naming 4 clinical trials.

Dr. Patak graduated from Mysore Medical College in 1966. Dr. Patak is a member of ASN and ISN.

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