Dr. Bijal V. Patel, MD

Internal Medicine Doctor
Nephrologist

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Dr. Patel practices Internal Medicine and Nephrology in San Diego, California.

Physician Profile for Dr. Bijal V. Patel, MD

Address:: 7910 Frost Street 220; San Diego, CA 92123

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:: Accepting New Patients: Yes; Male; Years Since Graduation: 10; Practice Member Since: 2007.; Physician Website: http://www.bnmg.org
: HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.
Physician Treats:: Renal (Kidney) Cancer, Renal (Kidney) Diseases & Disorders, Renal (Kidney) Failure, Renal (Kidney) Failure - Hemodialysis Access, Renal Lithiasis (Kidney Stones), Renovascular hypertension, Polycystic Renal (Kidney) Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease
Physician Performs:: Peritoneal dialysis, Hemodialysis

Patient / Medical Philosophy: Balboa Nephrology is dedicated to the treatment of Kidney Disease and Helath Promotion in a caring and cost effective manner.

Experience / Training

Specialties:: Internal Medicine; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Bijal V. Patel, MD is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine); Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.; Nephrology; A self-designated specialty or practice area is not equivalent to, nor does it imply, ABMS Board Certification or special training and competence.

Medical School:: Temple University
Philadelphia, PA 1999
Residency:: University Ca Irvine Med Center

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Peritoneal dialysis	-
Hemodialysis	-

Health Plan / Other

Health Plans:

Accepts most major Health Plans. Please contact our office for more information.

Accepts Medicare:

Yes

Accepts Medicaid:

Yes

Physicians that Share Call:

Jadwiga Alexiewicz, Terry Behrend, David Namazy, and Guy Lund.

Participates in Clinical Trials:

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Bijal V. Patel, MD as of 11/22/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Bijal V. Patel, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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