Rubal Patel, M.D.
NPI 1952543274ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease· Tifton, GA
Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease (M.D.) with Tift Regional Health System Inc, practicing in Tifton, Georgia. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $345,020 for 601 claims, against $46,439 paid for services in 2024. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 13 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,844 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Crisp Regional Hospital and 3 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1952543274 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 1, 2009 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Mar 30, 2021 |
| Certified by provider | Mar 30, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease Primary | 207RP1001X | 64707 | 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 - Pulmonary Disease (GA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 457 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,480 across 39 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $46,439 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 601 · 916 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 174 |
| Total drug cost | $345,020 |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Pulmonary Disease |
Medical group
- Tift Regional Health System IncTifton, GA · 296 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Crisp Regional HospitalCordele, GA
- Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany, GA
- Southwell Medical, A Campus of TrmcAdel, GA
- Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton, GA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,844 · 78 payments from 13 companies
- 2024$1,267 · 49 payments from 13 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $540.80 | 5 |
| Glaxosmithkline, LLC. | $365.29 | 28 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $222.34 | 11 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $160.31 | 10 |
| Genzyme Corporation | $111.62 | 5 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,313 · 74 payments
- Travel and Lodging$531.84 · 4 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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