Hitendra Patel
NPI 1003897265ActiveIndividual· Legal Medicine· Pittsburgh, PA
Legal Medicine with Upmc Community Medicine Inc, practicing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $143,680 for 1,901 claims, against $48,602 paid for services in 2024. Janssen Biotech, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $748.45 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Magee Womens Hospital of Upmc Health System and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1003897265 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Nov 7, 2005 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Mar 25, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Medicine Primary | 173000000X | MD056027L | PA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Gastroenterology (PA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 307 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 484 across 26 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $48,602 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,901 · 3,992 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 656 |
| Total drug cost | $143,680 |
| Generic share | 92% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Gastroenterology |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Upmc Community Medicine IncWest View, PA · 736 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Magee Womens Hospital of Upmc Health SystemPittsburgh, PA
- Upmc EastMonroeville, PA
- Upmc McKeesport HospitalMc Keesport, PA
- Upmc Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, PA
- Upmc St MargaretPittsburgh, PA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$748.45 · 30 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$443.62 · 18 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $449.58 | 18 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $152.54 | 6 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $146.33 | 6 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$697.46 · 29 payments
- Education$50.99 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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