Dr. Amar Arun Patel, MD

Dr. Patel practices at MemorialCare Surgical Center Laguna Woods in Laguna Woods, California.

Dr. Patel's NPI, 1073802443, was assigned on April 6, 2011. Dr. Patel graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College in 2011. Dr. Patel's California license number on file is A167298.

Dr. Patel's primary practice is MemorialCare Surgical Center Laguna Woods, at 24331 El Toro Rd Ste 150, Laguna Woods, CA 92637. The practice phone is (949) 573-3828.

Dr. Patel's primary practice is MemorialCare Surgical Center Laguna Woods in Laguna Woods, California. Dr. Patel is also affiliated with MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center. The medical group on file is OrthoWest. Dmand AI also links Dr. Patel to 2 more group practices and clinics 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, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hand surgery is Dr. Patel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dr. Patel is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Patel's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Illinois and Indiana.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms, hand joint or tendon inflammation, joint cyst and joint or bone infection among the conditions Dr. Patel treats.

CMS data shows 3,380 Medicare services from Dr. Patel across 27 procedure codes in 2024, for 519 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $139,442 for them.

CMS counts 519 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Patel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 255 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 71% have high blood pressure. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.14, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Patel's median patient age at 67, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Patel wrote 339 Medicare Part D claims for 221 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 289 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,993 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 209 claims across 7 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Patel for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Patel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Patel as offering telehealth.

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

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

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Patel, published from 2014 to 2016. The most frequent topics are Lumbar Vertebrae and Radiography. Dr. Patel's most frequent co-authors are Morad Askari, MD, Todd James Albert, MD and Alan Sander Hilibrand, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 123 general payments to Dr. Patel from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 48% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $5,151.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Patel, most recently AOA Inductee 2011 in 2011.

Dr. Patel graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College in 2011. Dr. Patel is a member of AOA.

Dr. Patel is in network with 16 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.