Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel, MD

  • Panama City, FL
  • Internist
NPI1437114634PAC ID0547252892
Medicare services, 2024
1,120
Medicare patients, 2024
151
Part D claims, 2024
2,146
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$346
Practice address
2101 Northside Dr, Panama City, FL 32405
Practice phone
Call (850) 785-3464
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Primary practice

Heather Shaffer MD PA

Panama City, Florida

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Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel is an internist in Panama City, Florida

Dr. Patel practices at Heather Shaffer MD PA in Panama City, Florida.

Dr. Patel's NPI, 1437114634, was assigned on April 19, 2006. Dr. Patel graduated from M.P. Shah Medical College in 1989. Dr. Patel holds Florida license ME89348.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0547252892
NPI enumeration date
April 19, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(850) 785-3464
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
63
Medical school graduation
1989

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

Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel practices at Heather Shaffer MD PA in Panama City, Florida

Dr. Patel's primary practice is Heather Shaffer MD PA, at 2101 Northside Dr, Panama City, FL 32405 in Bay County. The practice phone is (850) 785-3464.

  • Heather Shaffer MD PA
    2101 Northside Dr, Panama City, FL 32405 · Bay CountyPhone(850) 785-3464

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

Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel is affiliated with 8 sites of care

Dr. Patel's primary practice is Heather Shaffer MD PA in Panama City, Florida. Dr. Patel is also affiliated with HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Patel to 1 more hospital, 4 home health agencies and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.

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

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Patel practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Heather Shaffer MD PAAvailable with a free account
+7 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel is one of 9,009 internists in Florida

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. Dmand AI has Dr. Patel's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Alabama.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, FloridaPrimaryLicense ME89348 · 2003 to 2026 · taxonomy 207R00000X
  • Alabama license1997 to 2004

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute kidney failure, acute mini-stroke (TIA), acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, aneurysm, ankle or foot injury and arthritis among the conditions Dr. Patel treats.

Internists near Dr. Patel

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

Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel billed Medicare for 1,120 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,120 Medicare services from Dr. Patel across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 151 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $94,153 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20241,120
Medicare patients151
Paid by Medicare$94,153
Procedure codes6

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 9732024: 1,0013%
Other services
2023: 1472024: 11919%

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

  • Dr. Patel
  • Florida median
Medicare services
1,120vs 5552.0 times
Medicare patients
151vs 21530% below
Part D claims
1,688vs 4663.6 times

Medians across 8,488 internists in Florida 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. Zakirhusain I. Patel treated 151 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 151 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Patel in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 75 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.22, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Patel's median patient age at 78, with 52% women.

Medicare patients, 2024151
Average age76
Average risk score1.22

Dr. Patel's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Patel's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women7449%
  • Men7751%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis68%
  4. Ischemic heart disease37%
  5. Diabetes34%
  6. COPD28%
  7. Chronic kidney disease26%
  8. Atrial fibrillation25%

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 78

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men48%

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

Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel wrote 2,146 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Patel wrote 2,146 Medicare Part D claims for 136 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,688 of them, across 49 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $90,391 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,378 claims across 42 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,146
Drugs named by CMS49
Total drug cost$90,391
Part D patients136

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

  • Generic1,877 claims87%
  • Brand-name and other269 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

  • Antibiotics4%76 of 2,146 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: 1,3782024: 1,68822%

Drugs named by CMS: 49 in 2024, 42 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. Zakirhusain I. Patel offers telehealth to Medicare patients

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel received $346 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 18 general payments to Dr. Patel from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $78.

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

Companies that paid Dr. Patel the most, 2016 to 2025

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

Dr. Zakirhusain I. 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. Zakirhusain I. Patel graduated from M.P. Shah Medical College

Dr. Patel graduated from M.P. Shah Medical College in 1989.

  1. Medical schoolM.P. Shah Medical College
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel accepts plans from 9 insurance carriers

Dr. Patel is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • 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. Medicare6
  2. PPO6
  3. POS4
  4. EPO3
  5. HMO3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Zakirhusain I. 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 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. Zakirhusain I. Patel's NPI number?

Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel's NPI number is 1437114634. It was assigned on April 19, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel?

Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel is an internist in Panama City, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel practice?

Dr. Patel practices at 2101 Northside Dr, Panama City, FL 32405. Dr. Patel's primary practice is Heather Shaffer MD PA in Panama City, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Patel to 1 hospital, 4 home health agencies and 1 physician office.

What is Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Patel is (850) 785-3464.

What is Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel's medical license number?

Dr. Patel holds Florida license ME89348, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Patel in Florida (2003 to 2026) and Alabama (1997 to 2004).

Which hospitals is Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel affiliated with?

Dr. Patel is affiliated with HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Patel to 1 more hospital.

Does Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Patel billed Medicare for 1,120 services in 2024, and Dr. Patel accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel offer telehealth?

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

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel see?

CMS counts 151 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Patel in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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Is Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel board certified?

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

What services does Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel bill to Medicare?

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

Where did Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel go to medical school?

Dr. Patel graduated from M.P. Shah Medical College in 1989.

What drugs does Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel prescribe most?

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

Has Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $346 in general payments to Dr. Patel from 11 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic Vascular, Inc.

How long has Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel been practicing?

Dr. Patel graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Zakirhusain I. Patel accept?

Dr. Patel is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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