Dr. Sunil J. Patel, MD

Dr. Patel practices at MUSC Physicians in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

Dr. Patel's NPI, 1124065305, was assigned on May 31, 2006. Dr. Patel graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 1981. Dr. Patel holds South Carolina license 13428.

Dr. Patel's primary practice is MUSC Physicians, at 1208 2 Island Ct, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 in Charleston County. The practice phone is (803) 286-4666.

Dr. Patel's primary practice is MUSC Physicians in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Dr. Patel is also affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. The medical group on file is MUSC Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Patel to 2 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, 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.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Patel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Patel is licensed in South Carolina.

CMS data shows 394 Medicare services from Dr. Patel across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 176 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $51,262 for them.

CMS counts 176 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Patel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 71 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.13, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Patel's median patient age at 53, with 73% women.

In 2024, Dr. Patel wrote 184 Medicare Part D claims for 77 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 140 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,193 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 119 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Patel for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Patel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Spinal fusion: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 57 papers to Dr. Patel, published from 2010 to 2025. 2018 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Glioblastoma, Brain Neoplasms and Neurosurgical Procedures. Dr. Patel has published most often in World Neurosurg. Dr. Patel's most frequent co-authors are Scott M. Lindhorst, MD, Abhay Kumar Varma, MD and David Cachia, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Patel to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Trigeminal Neuralgia and Trigeminal Nerve Diseases.

CMS Open Payments shows 55 general payments to Dr. Patel from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Grants make up the largest share, 39% of the total. Synaptive Medical Inc. paid the most, $1,927.

Dr. Patel graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 1981.