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Hardik Patel, MD

NPI 1396162525ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Fresno, CA

Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (MD) with Permanente Medical Group Inc, practicing in Fresno, California. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $640,942 for 1,919 claims, against $2,112 paid for services in 2024. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation reported $34.09 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage. Lists Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno as a hospital affiliation.

Overview

NPI1396162525
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedMar 26, 2014
Last updated in NPPESAug 14, 2022
Certified by providerAug 14, 2022

Specialties and licenses

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (CA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients41
Services billed51 across 11 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$2,112

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)1,919 · 5,245 30-day fills
Patients438
Total drug cost$640,942
Generic share82% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2014
Medicare specialtyCardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$34.09 · 1 payment from 1 company
  • 2024$122.27 · 5 payments from 4 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation$34.091

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$34.09 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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