Dr. Dhara Patel , MD
Pediatrics β’ Worcester, MA
299 Lincoln St Ste 203
Worcester, MA 016053646
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
299 Lincoln St Ste 203
Worcester, MA 016053646
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Pediatrics: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $20.27 in 2025
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025.
NPI first issued
2013
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Compared with the same specialty in Worcester and Massachusetts
115 active clinicians are listed under Pediatrics with a practice address in Worcester, MA (2,628 in Massachusetts).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Worcester
0.9% of these 115 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
9.6% of these 115 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $32.68 in 2020 to $20.27 in 2025.
- 2020: $32.68
- 2021: $118.01
- 2025: $20.27
Sources: CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 β December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $20.27.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 | General | $20.27 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-09-23NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208000000X
A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive healthcare to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development.
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 299 LINCOLN ST STE 203, WORCESTER, MA 016053646 (Tel: 5088560200)
Registered at 18 WEDGEWOOD DR, HOPKINTON, MA 017481180 (Tel: 6185678575)
Pediatrics (license number reported to NPPES: MA 268827)
Registered at 1049 N HOUSTON RD, WARNER ROBINS, GA 310931505 (Tel: 4789229001)
Registered at 301 S CORDER RD APT 809, WARNER ROBINS, GA 310885718 (Tel: 6185678575)
Pediatrics (license number reported to NPPES: GA 81014)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 115 LINCOLN ST, FRAMINGHAM, MA 017026358 (Tel: 8014282305)
Registered at 18 WEDGEWOOD DR, HOPKINTON, MA 017481180
Recorded as DHARA PATEL, M.D.
General Acute Care Hospital
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Pediatrics Specialists in Worcester
- Dr. Benjamin Cook, MD
- Dr. Christopher Driscoll, MD
- Dr. Christopher Lops, MD
- Dr. Catherine Riordan, MD
- Dr. Tatiana Hamawi, MD
- Dr. Anne Powell, MD
Mailing Address
18 Wedgewood Dr
Hopkinton, MA 017481180
Phone: 6185678575