Dr. Kunal Shanat Patel, MD

Dr. Patel practices at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, part of Duke University.

Dr. Patel's NPI, 1720541519, was assigned on April 9, 2019. Dr. Patel graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2019. Dr. Patel holds Georgia license 92001.

Dr. Patel's primary practice is Duke University Hospital, at 2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705 in Durham County. The practice phone is (919) 684-8111.

Dr. Patel's primary practice is Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, part of Duke University. The medical group on file is Duke Regional Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Patel to 1 more group practice or clinic, 1 ambulatory surgery center 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, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Patel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Patel is licensed in Georgia.

CMS data shows 449 Medicare services from Dr. Patel across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 146 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $42,633 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 146 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Patel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 52 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 72% have high cholesterol. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.50, 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 72, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Patel wrote 339 Medicare Part D claims for 103 patients. 78% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 78 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $9,904 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 13 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Patel for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Patel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Patel from 6 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $215.

Dr. Patel graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2019.