Ramesh L. Patel, MD
Internal Medicine (MD) with Avedamed LLC, practicing in South Orange, New Jersey. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $907,378 for 5,906 claims, against $24,574 paid for services in 2024. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $422.72 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center as a hospital affiliation. A record with the same name and state is on the OIG exclusion list; it carries no NPI, so check it before acting.
Overview
| NPI | 1437245354 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Oct 5, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 8, 2007 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Primary | 207R00000X | MA61556 | NJ |
Exclusion screening
Possible match: verify before acting. The OIG list has a record with the same name in New Jersey, but that record carries no NPI, so it may be a different person or business.
| Matched by | Name on OIG list | Exclusion type | Excluded since | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name + state | Ramesh Shanker Bhai Patel · Nurse/Nurses Aide | 1128b4 | Jun 20, 2001 | Old Bridge, NJ |
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | Possible (name) | See above |
| 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 (NJ) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 130 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 387 across 13 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $24,574 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 5,906 · 12,495 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 454 |
| Total drug cost | $907,378 |
| Generic share | 83% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Avedamed LLCMaplewood, NJ · 7 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston, NJ
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$422.72 · 5 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$620.63 · 7 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $374.95 | 3 |
| Cvrx, Inc. | $25.00 | 1 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $22.77 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$422.72 · 5 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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