Vihas Patel, MD
NPI 1194703090ActiveIndividual· Surgery, Surgical Critical Care· Boston, MA
Surgery, Surgical Critical Care (MD) in Boston, Massachusetts, trained at State University of New York Downstate Medical Center (class of 1997). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $48,289 for 155 patients in 2024, with only 11 Part D claims. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,084 in all, mostly travel and lodging.
Overview
| NPI | 1194703090 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jan 3, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 10, 2007 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery, Surgical Critical Care Primary | 2086S0102X | 226422 | MA |
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 - General Surgery (NY) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 155 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 348 across 33 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $48,289 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 11 · 11 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 11 |
| Total drug cost | $26.92 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | State University of New York Downstate Medical Center |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1997 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- North Shore-Lij Medical PCStaten Island, NY · 6,440 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Long Island Jewish Medical CenterNew Hyde Park, NY
Other facilities
- North Shore Home Care ChhaHome health agency · Westbury, NY
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,084 · 8 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$3,789 · 16 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $981.95 | 3 |
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | $52.82 | 2 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $19.76 | 1 |
| Biocomposites Inc | $15.44 | 1 |
| Shionogi Inc | $14.46 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Travel and Lodging$603.61 · 2 payments
- Food and Beverage$480.82 · 6 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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