Zalak Patel, FNP-C

Zalak Patel practices at Community Hospital in Munster, Indiana, part of Community Healthcare System.

Zalak Patel's NPI, 1013665280, was assigned on March 16, 2022. Zalak Patel holds Indiana license 71012665A.

Zalak Patel's primary practice is Community Hospital, at 901 Macarthur Blvd, Munster, IN 46321 in Lake County. The practice phone is (219) 836-1600.

Zalak Patel's primary practice is Community Hospital in Munster, Indiana, part of Community Healthcare System. Zalak Patel is also affiliated with St. Catherine Hospital. The medical group on file is Powers Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Zalak Patel to 1 more community health center, 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 Zalak Patel practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Family is Zalak Patel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363LF0000X. Dmand AI has Zalak Patel's licenses on file in 2 states: Indiana and Florida.

CMS counts 278 Medicare patients who saw Zalak Patel in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 89 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 34% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.75, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Zalak Patel's median patient age at 66, with 45% women.

In 2024, Zalak Patel wrote 1,133 Medicare Part D claims for 300 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs.

Zalak Patel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 23 general payments to Zalak Patel from 12 drug and device companies in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $77.