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Ajay R. Patel, DDS OMS

NPI 1629114038ActiveIndividual· Dentist· Merced, CA

Opted out of Medicare from January 2016 to January 2028. Dentist (DDS OMS) in Merced, California, licensed in NY, with an NPI issued in January 2007. Part D covered 167 prescriptions written in 2024, 100% of them generic. Septodont Inc. reported $37.34 in payments in 2025, mostly speaking and faculty fees.

Overview

NPI1629114038
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialDDS OMS
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedJan 30, 2007
Last updated in NPPESSep 12, 2007

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Dentist Primary122300000X045277-1NY

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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)Not in the public enrollment file of Oct 1, 2026
Opt-outOpted out Jan 8, 2016 – Jan 8, 2028
Can order and referYes

During an opt-out period the provider sees Medicare patients only under private contracts, and Medicare does not pay claims for their services.

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)167 · 167 30-day fills
Patients80
Total drug cost$807.66
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$37.34 · 1 payment from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Septodont Inc.$37.341

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$37.34 · 1 payment

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

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