Dr. Neej J. Patel, MD

Dr. Patel practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System.

Dr. Patel's NPI, 1861871212, was assigned on May 19, 2015. Dr. Patel holds Louisiana license 332551.

Dr. Patel's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans, at 1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121 in Jefferson Parish. The practice phone is (504) 842-3000.

Dr. Patel's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Dr. Patel is also affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge. The medical group on file is Ochsner Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Patel to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Patel practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Patel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dmand AI has Dr. Patel's licenses on file in 2 states: Louisiana and New Hampshire.

CMS data shows 290 Medicare services from Dr. Patel across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 171 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $34,031 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 171 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Patel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 77 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.90, 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 71, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Patel wrote 480 Medicare Part D claims for 274 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 417 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $8,620 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 303 claims across 8 drugs.

Dr. Patel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Patel as offering telehealth. CMS counts 257 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Patel, more than 94% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Patel, published from 2019 to 2022. 2019 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Patel's most frequent co-authors are Neena S. Abraham, MD, Daniel H. Ahn, DO and Hiroyuki Aihara, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 34 general payments to Dr. Patel from 7 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 65% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $2,879.