Prutha Patel, MD
NPI 1043831274ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· Nashville, TN
Hospitalist (MD) with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, practicing in Nashville, Tennessee. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $54,796 for 286 claims, against $12,643 paid for services in 2024. Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $53.01 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1043831274 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 28, 2020 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 9, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 9, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalist Primary | 208M00000X | 74062 | TN |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 332831 | NY |
| Hospitalist | 208M00000X | 2023-01936 | NC |
| Hospitalist | 208M00000X | 332831 | NY |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Hospitalist (NC); Practitioner - Internal Medicine (NY); Practitioner - Hospitalist (TN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 121 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 140 across 13 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $12,643 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 286 · 373 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 65 |
| Total drug cost | $54,796 |
| Generic share | 70% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Hospitalist |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · 3,567 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$53.01 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $27.33 | 1 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $25.68 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$53.01 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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