Dhruti Patel Chen, MD

NPI 1972861995ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Nephrology· Sanford, NC

Internal Medicine, Nephrology (MD) in Sanford, North Carolina, trained at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (class of 2012). 98 Medicare patients in 2024, $16,967 paid; nearly all of their 134 Part D prescriptions were generic (90%). Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. reported $25.23 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI	1972861995
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Apr 27, 2012
Last updated in NPPES	Jun 3, 2022
Certified by provider	Jun 3, 2022

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Internal Medicine, Nephrology Primary	207RN0300X	2017-01042	NC
Internal Medicine	207R00000X	2017-01042	NC

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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 - Nephrology (NC)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	98
Services billed	225 across 17 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$16,967

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	134 · 339 30-day fills
Patients	24
Total drug cost	$25,333
Generic share	90% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Graduation year	2012
Medicare specialty	Nephrology
Telehealth	Offers telehealth