Bakul Kumar Patel

  • South Boston, VA
  • Gastroenterologist
NPI1912914102PAC ID7911090527
Medicare services, 2024
1,975
Medicare patients, 2024
1,071
Part D claims, 2024
1,948
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$5,919
Practice address
2204 Wilborn Avenue, South Boston, VA 24592
Practice phone
Call (434) 517-3100
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Primary practice

Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital

Hospital · South Boston, Virginia

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Bakul Kumar Patel is a gastroenterologist in South Boston, Virginia

Bakul Patel practices at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston, Virginia, part of Sentara Health.

Bakul Patel's NPI, 1912914102, was assigned on August 1, 2006. Bakul Patel holds North Carolina license 2013-00007.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7911090527
NPI enumeration date
August 1, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(434) 517-3100
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
56
Medical school graduation
1996

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Bakul Kumar Patel practices at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston, Virginia

Bakul Patel's primary practice is Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital, at 2204 Wilborn Avenue, South Boston, VA 24592 in Halifax County. The practice phone is (434) 517-3100.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Bakul Kumar Patel is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Bakul Patel's primary practice is Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston, Virginia, part of Sentara Health. Bakul Patel is also affiliated with Person Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital. Dmand AI also links Bakul Patel to 2 more medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account. Bakul Patel's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Bakul Kumar Patel's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Bakul Patel practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Sentara Halifax Regional HospitalAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Bakul Kumar Patel is one of 494 gastroenterologists in Virginia

Gastroenterology is Bakul Patel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dmand AI has Bakul Patel's licenses on file in 2 states: North Carolina and Virginia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Gastroenterology, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 2013-00007 · taxonomy 207RG0100X
  • Virginia licenseLicense 101234858

Gastroenterologists near Bakul Patel

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Bakul Kumar Patel billed Medicare for 1,975 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,975 Medicare services from Bakul Patel across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,071 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $270,629 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,975
Medicare patients1,071
Paid by Medicare$270,629
Procedure codes16

Bakul Patel's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,6722024: 1,38817%
Surgery
2023: 6182024: 49620%
Other services
2023: 2152024: 9158%

Where Bakul Patel's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,71687%
  • In a facility25913%

Bakul Patel compared with the Virginia median for gastroenterologists, 2024

  • Bakul Patel
  • Virginia median
Medicare services
1,975vs 5243.8 times
Medicare patients
1,071vs 3623.0 times
Part D claims
1,787vs 2906.2 times

Medians across 484 gastroenterologists in Virginia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Bakul 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

Bakul Kumar Patel treated 1,071 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 1,071 Medicare patients who saw Bakul Patel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 513 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.26, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Bakul Patel's median patient age at 64, with 61% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,071
Average age74
Average risk score1.26
Also on Medicaid12%

Bakul Patel's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Bakul Patel's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women66362%
  • Men40838%

Chronic conditions among Bakul Patel's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis41%
  4. Diabetes37%
  5. Ischemic heart disease31%
  6. Anxiety28%
  7. Chronic kidney disease26%
  8. Mood disorders23%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Bakul Patel's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 64

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women61%
  • Men38%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Bakul Kumar Patel wrote 1,948 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Bakul Patel wrote 1,948 Medicare Part D claims for 453 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,787 of them, across 28 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $396,137 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,708 claims across 27 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,948
Drugs named by CMS28
Total drug cost$396,137
Part D patients453

Bakul Patel's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,712 claims88%
  • Brand-name236 claims12%

Bakul 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 Bakul Patel's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics2%46 of 1,948 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: 1,7082024: 1,7875%

Drugs named by CMS: 28 in 2024, 27 in 2023.

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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

Bakul Kumar Patel ranks in the 94th percentile for colonoscopy in Medicare

Bakul Patel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 203 procedures of colonoscopy by Bakul Patel, more than 94% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Bakul Patel ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Colonoscopy
94th percentile203 procedures
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
90th percentile199 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Bakul Kumar Patel received $5,919 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 394 general payments to Bakul Patel from 34 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,628.

General payments to Bakul Patel by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Bakul Patel by kind, 2016 to 2025

$5.9Kin total
  • Food and beverage$5,87199%
  • Education$481%

Companies that paid Bakul Patel the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Bakul Kumar Patel's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Bakul Kumar Patel's NPI number?

Bakul Kumar Patel's NPI number is 1912914102. It was assigned on August 1, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Bakul Kumar Patel specialize in?

Bakul Kumar Patel is a gastroenterologist in South Boston, Virginia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).

Where does Bakul Kumar Patel practice?

Bakul Patel practices at 2204 Wilborn Avenue, South Boston, VA 24592. Bakul Patel's primary practice is Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston, Virginia, part of Sentara Health. Dmand AI also links Bakul Patel to 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Bakul Kumar Patel's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Bakul Patel is (434) 517-3100.

What is Bakul Kumar Patel's medical license number?

Bakul Patel holds North Carolina license 2013-00007, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Bakul Kumar Patel been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Bakul Patel in North Carolina and Virginia.

Which hospitals is Bakul Kumar Patel affiliated with?

Bakul Patel practices at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston, Virginia. Bakul Patel is also affiliated with Person Memorial Hospital.

What medical group is Bakul Kumar Patel part of?

Bakul Patel is linked to Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital. Dmand AI links Bakul Patel to 2 more medical groups.

Does Bakul Kumar Patel accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Bakul Patel billed Medicare for 1,975 services in 2024, and Bakul Patel accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Bakul Kumar Patel see?

CMS counts 1,071 Medicare patients who saw Bakul Patel in 2024, with an average age of 74.

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What services does Bakul Kumar Patel bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Bakul Patel's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: digestive system (43239).

What drugs does Bakul Kumar Patel prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Bakul Patel's most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium, Omeprazole and Famotidine.

Has Bakul Kumar Patel received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $5,919 in general payments to Bakul Patel from 34 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Bakul Kumar Patel been practicing?

Bakul Patel graduated from medical school in 1996, 30 years ago.

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