Poonum Patel, MD
NPI 1245850726ActiveIndividual· Family Medicine· Katy, TX
Family Medicine (MD) with Shruja Patel Mdpa, practicing in Katy, Texas. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $83,782 for 676 claims, against $16,807 paid for services in 2024. Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $388.98 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1245850726 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 24, 2020 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 4, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Sep 1, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Primary | 207Q00000X | U6547 | TX |
| Family Medicine | 207Q00000X | 4301510337 | MI |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
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 - Family Practice (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 48 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 238 across 28 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $16,807 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 676 · 1,546 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 98 |
| Total drug cost | $83,782 |
| Generic share | 86% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Family Practice |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Shruja Patel MdpaKaty, TX · 3 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$388.98 · 32 payments from 7 companies
- 2024$277.53 · 26 payments from 7 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | $156.78 | 23 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $93.45 | 4 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $63.21 | 1 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $22.62 | 1 |
| Bausch Health US, LLC | $19.95 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$388.98 · 32 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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