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Dr. Rupal M. Patel, M.D.

Orthopedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
23
In the NPI registry since
2010
Medicare patients seen, 2024
446

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2010Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician primary
    VA license 1010251987
  • Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
    VA license 1010251987

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Orthopedic Surgery per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Medicare patients and services

Medicare patients, 2024
446
Services billed
10,330
Patients’ average age
74
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg405113
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes315216
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint216133
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes10694
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes6767
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg5121
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes4444
Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement3525
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes1713
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes1616

Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.

Medicare prescriptions

Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.

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Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated January 27, 2021), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1790006609. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.