Dr. Nikhil Mulji Patel, MD

Dr. Patel practices at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital - Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of Ascension Health Alliance.

Dr. Patel's NPI, 1881699296, was assigned on June 14, 2005. Dr. Patel graduated from Feinberg School of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Patel's Indiana license number on file is 01048992A.

Dr. Patel's primary practice is Ascension St. Vincent Hospital - Indianapolis, at 2001 W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46260 in Marion County. The practice phone is (317) 338-7000.

Dr. Patel's primary practice is Ascension St. Vincent Hospital - Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of Ascension Health Alliance. Dr. Patel is also affiliated with Ascension St. Vincent Carmel. The medical group on file is Ascension Medical Group St. Vincent. Dmand AI also links Dr. Patel to 2 more hospitals, 2 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, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Colon and rectal surgery is Dr. Patel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208C00000X. Dr. Patel is board certified in colon & rectal surgery by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Patel's licenses on file in 2 states: Indiana and Ohio.

Dmand AI lists colonoscopy, colon removal and hemorrhoids among the conditions Dr. Patel treats.

CMS data shows 443 Medicare services from Dr. Patel across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 226 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $38,272 for them.

CMS counts 226 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Patel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 121 patients. 68% of them have high cholesterol, and 66% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.24, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Patel's median patient age at 65, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Patel wrote 167 Medicare Part D claims for 97 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 143 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,562 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 141 claims across 5 drugs.

Dr. Patel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 46 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Patel, more than 62% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Patel, published from 2017 to 2018. The most frequent topics are Dermatitis, Atopic. Dr. Patel has published most often in Br J Dermatol. Dr. Patel's most frequent co-authors are Derek Y. Hsu, MD, Rami A. Kantor, MD and Ryan Sacotte.

CMS Open Payments shows 83 general payments to Dr. Patel from 30 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 47% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $6,174.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Patel.

Dr. Patel graduated from Feinberg School of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Patel is a member of ACS.

Dr. Patel is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.