Dr. Rupal S. Patel, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,019
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 260
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,794
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $17,903
- Practice address
- 7015 Almeda Rd, Houston, TX 77054
- Practice phone
- Call (713) 520-6875
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Q-Health Partners
Houston, Texas
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Dr. Rupal S. Patel is a nephrologist in Houston, Texas
Dr. Patel practices at Q-Health Partners in Houston, Texas.
Dr. Patel's NPI, 1841389665, was assigned on October 11, 2006. Dr. Patel graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Patel holds Texas license L0494.
- NPI
- 1841389665NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0244295129
- NPI enumeration date
- October 11, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (713) 520-6875
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 54
- Medical school graduation
- 1998
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Rupal S. Patel practices at Q-Health Partners in Houston, Texas
Dr. Patel's primary practice is Q-Health Partners, at 7015 Almeda Rd, Houston, TX 77054 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 520-6875.
- Q-Health Partners7015 Almeda Rd, Houston, TX 77054 · Harris CountyPhone(713) 520-6875
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Rupal S. Patel is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Patel's primary practice is Q-Health Partners in Houston, Texas. Dr. Patel is also affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is Q Health Partners. Dmand AI also links Dr. Patel to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Rupal S. Patel's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Patel practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Q-Health Partners | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Rupal S. Patel is one of 1,045 nephrologists in Texas
Nephrology is Dr. Patel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Patel is board certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Patel's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and South Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, TexasPrimary
- South Carolina license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists chronic kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte imbalances and parathyroid gland disorder among the conditions Dr. Patel treats.
Nephrologists near Dr. Patel
Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Rupal S. Patel billed Medicare for 2,019 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,019 Medicare services from Dr. Patel across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 260 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $119,631 for them.
Dr. Patel's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 8282024: 7786%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 5372024: 5553%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2962024: 3146%
- Other services
- 2023: 5462024: 25553%
- Imaging
- 2023: 882024: 7119%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 1162024: 4660%
Where Dr. Patel's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,26363%
- In a facility75637%
Dr. Patel compared with the Texas median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Patel
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 2,019vs 1,04893% above
- Medicare patients
- 260vs 2776% below
- Part D claims
- 1,599vs 7582.1 times
Medians across 1,017 nephrologists in Texas 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. Rupal S. Patel treated 260 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 68
CMS counts 260 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Patel in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 92 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 30% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 6.89, 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 69, with 50% women.
Dr. Patel's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Patel's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women11645%
- Men14455%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Patel's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes74%
- Heart failure54%
- Ischemic heart disease51%
- Arthritis40%
- Atrial fibrillation28%
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 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women50%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Rupal S. Patel wrote 1,794 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Patel wrote 1,794 Medicare Part D claims for 209 patients. 73% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,599 of them, across 31 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $409,035 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,610 claims across 34 drugs.
Dr. Patel's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,317 claims73%
- Brand-name477 claims27%
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
- Antibiotics1%18 of 1,794 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: 1,6102024: 1,5991%
Drugs named by CMS: 31 in 2024, 34 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
Dr. Rupal S. Patel offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Patel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Patel as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Rupal S. Patel received $17,903 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 226 general payments to Dr. Patel from 42 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 48% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $13,787.
General payments to Dr. Patel by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Patel by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$8,65648%
- Food and beverage$5,65132%
- Speaker and faculty fees$3,50020%
- Education$961%
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. Rupal S. Patel has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Patel, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Patel
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Rupal S. Patel graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine
Dr. Patel graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Patel is a member of AOA, American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology, ASN, NKF and Renal Physicians Association.
- Medical school
- Board certified in nephrology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Rupal S. Patel accepts plans from 22 insurance carriers
Dr. Patel is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Humana
- Alliant Health Plans
- +14 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Patel accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO14
- HMO13
- Medicare11
- POS5
- EPO3
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Rupal S. 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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Rupal S. Patel's NPI number?
Dr. Rupal S. Patel's NPI number is 1841389665. It was assigned on October 11, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Rupal S. Patel?
Dr. Rupal S. Patel is a nephrologist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Rupal S. Patel practice?
Dr. Patel practices at 7015 Almeda Rd, Houston, TX 77054. Dr. Patel's primary practice is Q-Health Partners in Houston, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Patel to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Rupal S. Patel's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Patel is (713) 520-6875.
What is Dr. Rupal S. Patel's medical license number?
Dr. Patel holds Texas license L0494, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Rupal S. Patel been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Patel in Texas (2000 to 2026) and South Carolina (2010 to 2025).
Which hospitals is Dr. Rupal S. Patel affiliated with?
Dr. Patel is affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Rupal S. Patel part of?
Dr. Patel is linked to Q Health Partners.
Does Dr. Rupal S. Patel accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Patel billed Medicare for 2,019 services in 2024, and Dr. Patel accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Rupal S. Patel offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Patel as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Rupal S. Patel see?
CMS counts 260 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Patel in 2024, with an average age of 68.
Is Dr. Rupal S. Patel board certified?
Yes. Dr. Patel is board certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Rupal S. Patel bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Patel's most billed Medicare services were care management and other visits (99454), care management and other visits (99457) and special service (99153).
Where did Dr. Rupal S. Patel go to medical school?
Dr. Patel graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1998.
What drugs does Dr. Rupal S. Patel prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Patel's most prescribed drugs by claims were Farxiga, Calcitriol and Jardiance.
Has Dr. Rupal S. Patel received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $17,903 in general payments to Dr. Patel from 42 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic, Inc.
How long has Dr. Rupal S. Patel been practicing?
Dr. Patel graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Rupal S. Patel accept?
Dr. Patel is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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