Jigar Patel, MD
NPI 1427634922ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease· Bakersfield, CA
Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease (MD) with Kern County Hospital Authority, practicing in Bakersfield, California. Part D covered 127 prescriptions written in 2024, 85% of them generic. Astellas Pharma US Inc was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $387.25 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Kern Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1427634922 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 23, 2021 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Jul 14, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Primary | 207RI0200X | A196156 | CA |
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 - Internal Medicine (CA) |
|---|
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 127 · 172 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 21 |
| Total drug cost | $26,901 |
| Generic share | 85% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
| Secondary specialties | Infectious Disease |
Medical group
- Kern County Hospital AuthorityBakersfield, CA · 266 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Kern Medical CenterBakersfield, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$387.25 · 8 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$269.42 · 4 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $154.00 | 2 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $141.89 | 2 |
| Shionogi Inc | $72.33 | 3 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $19.03 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$342.26 · 7 payments
- Education$44.99 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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