Viralkumar Vinaychandra Patel, MD

NPI 1699898981ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology· Dallas, TX

Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology (MD) in Dallas, Texas, trained at Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine (class of 2002). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $220,661 for 665 claims, against $76,932 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 12 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,127 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI	1699898981
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Apr 9, 2007
Last updated in NPPES	Sep 21, 2020
Certified by provider	Sep 21, 2020

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Primary	207RG0100X	L9421	TX

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Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - Gastroenterology (TX)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	451
Services billed	757 across 29 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$76,932

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	665 · 1,531 30-day fills
Patients	282
Total drug cost	$220,661
Generic share	84% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine
Graduation year	2002
Medicare specialty	Gastroenterology
Telehealth	Offers telehealth