Himax Manharbhai Patel, MD
NPI 1790309227ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Gastonia, NC
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (MD) with Wellstar Medical Group LLC, practicing in Gastonia, North Carolina. Part D covered 194 prescriptions written in 2024, 93% of them generic. Medtronic, Inc. was the largest of 16 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,246 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1790309227 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 1, 2020 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Jul 1, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary | 207RC0000X | 202602837 | NC |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 11864 | GA |
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 - Hospitalist (GA) |
|---|
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 194 · 311 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 26 |
| Total drug cost | $10,694 |
| Generic share | 93% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Hospitalist |
Medical group
- Wellstar Medical Group LLCMarietta, GA · 3,093 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med ColAugusta, GA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,246 · 35 payments from 16 companies
- 2024$1,256 · 19 payments from 11 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $263.24 | 5 |
| Stryker Corporation | $180.30 | 6 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $167.54 | 2 |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $121.01 | 3 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $107.80 | 4 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,246 · 35 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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