Dr. Viralkumar Vinaychandra Patel, MD

Dr. Patel practices at Digestive Health Center of Dallas in Dallas, Texas.

Dr. Patel's NPI, 1699898981, was assigned on April 9, 2007. Dr. Patel graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Patel holds Texas license L9421.

Dr. Patel's primary practice is Digestive Health Center of Dallas, at 9500 N Central Expwy Ste 200, Dallas, TX 75231. The practice phone is (214) 739-9544.

Dr. Patel's primary practice is Digestive Health Center of Dallas in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Patel is also affiliated with Texas Health Dallas. The medical group on file is Texas Digestive Disease Consultants. Dmand AI also links Dr. Patel to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Patel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Patel is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Patel is licensed in Texas.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, chronic indigestion, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, fatty liver, gastroenteritis and intestinal or bowel obstruction among the conditions Dr. Patel treats.

CMS data shows 678 Medicare services from Dr. Patel across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 451 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $70,149 for them.

CMS counts 451 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Patel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 260 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.05, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Patel's median patient age at 63, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Patel wrote 665 Medicare Part D claims for 282 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 536 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $34,012 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 533 claims across 13 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 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. CMS lists Dr. Patel as offering telehealth. CMS counts 126 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Patel, more than 85% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Patel, published from 2006 to 2009. Dr. Patel's most frequent co-authors are Michael Emmett, MD, Andrew Z. Fenves, MD and Haskell McGill Kirkpatrick, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 752 general payments to Dr. Patel from 42 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $7,678.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Patel, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Patel graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 2002.

Dr. Patel is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.