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Dr. Rakesh C. Patel, DO
NPI1295712305PAC ID5698706513
- Medicare services, 2024
- 66,701
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 172
- Part D claims, 2024
- 4,213
- Publications
- 1
- Clinical trials
- 7
- Practice address
- 612 Mocksville Ave, Salisbury, NC 28144
- Practice phone
- Call (704) 210-5000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Rakesh C. Patel is a rheumatologist in Salisbury, North Carolina
Dr. Patel practices at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center in Salisbury, North Carolina, part of Novant Health.
Dr. Patel's NPI, 1295712305, was assigned on December 29, 2005. Dr. Patel graduated from University of New England, College of Osteo Medicine in 2001. Dr. Patel holds North Carolina license 200600610.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1295712305NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5698706513
- NPI enumeration date
- December 29, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (704) 210-5000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 51
- Medical school graduation
- 2001
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Rakesh C. Patel practices at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center in Salisbury, North Carolina
Dr. Patel's primary practice is Novant Health Rowan Medical Center, at 612 Mocksville Ave, Salisbury, NC 28144 in Rowan County. The practice phone is (704) 210-5000.
- Novant Health Rowan Medical Center612 Mocksville Ave, Salisbury, NC 28144 · Rowan CountyPhone(704) 210-5000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Rakesh C. Patel is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Patel's primary practice is Novant Health Rowan Medical Center in Salisbury, North Carolina, part of Novant Health. The medical group on file is Rowan Diagnostic Clinic, PA. Dmand AI also links Dr. Patel to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 therapy and rehab clinic, each named with a free account.
Rowan Diagnostic Clinic, PA1 hospitalName with a free account2 group practices and clinicsNames with a free account2 medical groupsNames with a free account1 therapy and rehab clinicName with a free account
See all 8 affiliations for Dr. PatelSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Rakesh C. Patel's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Patel practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Novant Health Rowan Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Rakesh C. Patel is one of 204 rheumatologists in North Carolina
Rheumatology is Dr. Patel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Patel is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Rheumatology, North CarolinaPrimary
Rheumatologists near Dr. Patel
Counts of rheumatologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
204rheumatologists in North Carolina
3rheumatologists in Salisbury
2rheumatologists at Novant Health Rowan Medical CenterSources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Rakesh C. Patel billed Medicare for 66,701 services in 2024
CMS data shows 66,701 Medicare services from Dr. Patel across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 172 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $865,598 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 202466,701
Medicare patients172
Paid by Medicare$865,598
Procedure codes16
Dr. Patel's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 23,9122024: 65,493174%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4562024: 52816%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 3542024: 41818%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 211
- Imaging
- 2023: 02024: 28
- Surgery
- 2023: 02024: 23
Dr. Patel compared with the North Carolina median for rheumatologists, 2024
- Dr. Patel
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 66,701vs 4,50314.8 times
- Medicare patients
- 172vs 25232% below
- Part D claims
- 4,035vs 1,4002.9 times
Medians across 211 rheumatologists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Patel's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Rakesh C. Patel treated 172 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 172 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Patel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 76 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.52, 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 68, with 70% women.
Medicare patients, 2024172
Average age73
Average risk score1.52
Also on Medicaid12%
Dr. Patel's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Patel's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women12472%
- Men4828%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Patel's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol72%
- Diabetes31%
- Anxiety30%
- Chronic kidney disease28%
- Mood disorders28%
- Depression26%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Patel's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women70%
- Men29%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Rakesh C. Patel wrote 4,213 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Patel wrote 4,213 Medicare Part D claims for 447 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,035 of them, across 41 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,481,756 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,425 claims across 41 drugs.
Part D claims, 20244,213
Drugs named by CMS41
Total drug cost$3.5M
Part D patients447
Dr. Patel's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic3,524 claims84%
- Brand-name689 claims16%
Dr. Patel's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Patel's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids0%13 of 4,213 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 3,4252024: 4,03518%
Drugs named by CMS: 41 in 2024, 41 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Dr. Rakesh C. Patel takes part in Medicare
Dr. Patel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Rakesh C. Patel has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Patel. Dr. Patel's most frequent co-authors are Rakesh J. Patel, MD and Srinath Krishnamachary Tamirisa, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Patel's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Patel
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Rakesh C. Patel has worked on 7 clinical trials
Dmand AI links Dr. Patel to 7 clinical trials. 3 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Rheumatic Diseases and Dermatitis, Atopic. Eli Lilly and Company sponsors the most, 4. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Patel that name 8 trials.
Conditions in Dr. Patel's trials
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Rheumatic Diseases
- Dermatitis, Atopic
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Patel
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Patel
$1,021 in research paymentsLupus Erythematosus, SystemicConnective Tissue DiseasesUpadacitinib
$420 in research paymentsArthritis, RheumatoidRheumatic DiseasesLY3871801
$2,613 in research paymentsArthritis, RheumatoidRheumatic DiseasesLY3337641
Safety Study of Abatacept to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis (B) (opens in a new tab)
Active, not recruiting
$1,350 in research paymentsArthritis, RheumatoidRheumatic Diseases
$10 in research paymentsDermatitis, AtopicSkin Diseases, EczematousDupilumabUpadacitinib
Sources: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026; Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Rakesh C. Patel received $30,809 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 1,360 general payments to Dr. Patel from 48 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 68% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $4,403. It also lists 19 research payments totaling $32,383 from 2016 to 2025, naming 8 clinical trials.
General payments to Dr. Patel by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Patel by kind, 2016 to 2025
$30.8Kin total
- Food and beverage$21,09268%
- Travel and lodging$4,08413%
- Speaker and faculty fees$4,03013%
- Honoraria$1,2004%
- Other$4031%
Companies that paid Dr. Patel the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Rakesh C. Patel graduated from University of New England, College of Osteo Medicine
Dr. Patel graduated from University of New England, College of Osteo Medicine in 2001.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Rakesh C. Patel's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Rakesh C. Patel's NPI number?
Dr. Rakesh C. Patel's NPI number is 1295712305. It was assigned on December 29, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Rakesh C. Patel?
Dr. Rakesh C. Patel is a rheumatologist in Salisbury, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).
Where does Dr. Rakesh C. Patel practice?
Dr. Patel practices at 612 Mocksville Ave, Salisbury, NC 28144. Dr. Patel's primary practice is Novant Health Rowan Medical Center in Salisbury, North Carolina, part of Novant Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Patel to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 therapy and rehab clinic.
What is Dr. Rakesh C. Patel's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Patel is (704) 210-5000.
What is Dr. Rakesh C. Patel's medical license number?
Dr. Patel holds North Carolina license 200600610.
Which hospitals is Dr. Rakesh C. Patel affiliated with?
Dr. Patel practices at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center in Salisbury, North Carolina. Dmand AI links Dr. Patel to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Rakesh C. Patel part of?
Dr. Patel is linked to Rowan Diagnostic Clinic, PA. Dmand AI links Dr. Patel to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Rakesh C. Patel accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Patel billed Medicare for 66,701 services in 2024, and Dr. Patel accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Rakesh C. Patel see?
CMS counts 172 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Patel in 2024, with an average age of 73.
What services does Dr. Rakesh C. Patel bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Patel's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3262), injected or infused drug (J0129) and injected or infused drug (J1602).
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Where did Dr. Rakesh C. Patel go to medical school?
Dr. Patel graduated from University of New England, College of Osteo Medicine in 2001.
What drugs does Dr. Rakesh C. Patel prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Patel's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisone, Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate and Methotrexate.
Has Dr. Rakesh C. Patel received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $30,809 in general payments to Dr. Patel from 48 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.
How long has Dr. Rakesh C. Patel been practicing?
Dr. Patel graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.
Does Dr. Rakesh C. Patel do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Patel. Dr. Patel has worked on 7 clinical trials.
Who does Dr. Rakesh C. Patel publish with?
Dr. Patel's most frequent co-authors are Rakesh J. Patel, MD (1 shared paper) and Srinath Krishnamachary Tamirisa, MD (1 shared paper).
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