Dr. Hershel R. Patel, MD

Dr. Patel practices at Vitreous & Retina Consultants, PA in Winter Haven, Florida.

Dr. Patel's NPI, 1801216072, was assigned on April 25, 2014. Dr. Patel holds Florida license ME145015.

Dr. Patel's primary practice is Vitreous & Retina Consultants, PA, at 250 Ave K SW, Winter Haven, FL 33880 in Polk County. The practice phone is (863) 297-5400.

Dr. Patel's primary practice is Vitreous & Retina Consultants, PA in Winter Haven, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Patel to 1 group practice or clinic 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. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Retina specialist is Dr. Patel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207WX0107X. Dr. Patel is licensed in Florida.

CMS data shows 26,816 Medicare services from Dr. Patel across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 728 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,296,823 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 728 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Patel in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 297 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.77, 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 76, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Patel wrote 856 Medicare Part D claims for 217 patients. 56% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 785 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $395,491 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 703 claims across 11 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.

Cataract surgery: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Patel, published from 2013 to 2023. The most frequent topics are Visual Acuity, Fluorescein Angiography and Retinal Pigment Epithelium. Dr. Patel has published most often in Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. Dr. Patel's most frequent co-authors are Curtis E. Margo, MD, David Aaron Eichenbaum, MD and Matthew Henry Oltmanns, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 83 general payments to Dr. Patel from 17 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 57% of the total. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International paid the most, $2,033.