Vaama Patel, MD
NPI 1164050530ActiveIndividual· Ophthalmology· Nashville, TN
Ophthalmology (MD) with Ssm Health Care Group, practicing in Nashville, Tennessee. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $64,902 for 1,167 claims, against $2,880 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. reported $130.78 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage. Lists Ssm Health Saint Louis University Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1164050530 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 22, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | May 22, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmology Primary | 207W00000X | 70370 | TN |
| Ophthalmology, Glaucoma Specialist | 207WX0009X | 70370 | TN |
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 - Ophthalmology (MO); Practitioner - Ophthalmology (TN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 24 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 27 across 8 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $2,880 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,167 · 1,844 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 371 |
| Total drug cost | $64,902 |
| Generic share | 76% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Ophthalmology |
Medical group
- Ssm Health Care GroupSaint Louis, MO · 940 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Ssm Health Saint Louis University HospitalSaint Louis, MO
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$130.78 · 1 payment from 1 company
- 2024$807.57 · 9 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $130.78 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$130.78 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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