Ravi Patel, MD

Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group Provider
PointerLanguage(s): English, Gujarati, Hindi
2515 Business Center Drive,
Pearland,
TX
77584
Joined Kelsey-Seybold: October 2022
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My Biography
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Professional Background
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Professional Associations
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Hobbies and Interests
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Awards & Publications
Dr. Ravi C. Patel is double board certified in Dermatology and micrographic dermatologic surgery. He completed his Bachelor of Science degree in biology in 2012 with a double minor in chemistry and business at Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, graduating summa cum laude. He went on to complete his medical degree in 2016 at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in Lubbock. Dr. Patel completed his Internal Medicine internship in 2017 at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and his Dermatology residency in 2020 at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston/M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
After completing his education and training, Dr. Patel provided General Surgical/Cosmetic Dermatology care at Mystic Valley Dermatology in Stoneham, Mass., from 2020 to 2021 and at Houston Skin Associates from 2021 to 2022. He joined Kelsey-Seybold in October 2022.
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
- Gold Humanism Honor Society
Publications
- Patel RC, Downing C, Robinson C, et al. Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans found within procedural scars: a retrospective review at a tertiary referral cancer center. Cureus. 2020;12(9):e10286.
- Patel RC, Kubicki SL, Cohen PR, MacFarlane DF. Melatonin-associated facial swelling in an oncology patient: case report and review of swelling of the face in individuals with head and neck cancer. Cureus. 2020;12(10):e10866
- Ahmed SR, Petersen E, Patel R, Migden MR. Cemiplimab-rwlc as first and only treatment for advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2019;12(10):947-951.
- Watson I., Patel RC., Jahan-Tigh R. Extensive and multifocal leishmaniasis presenting with varied morphologies in an immunosuppressed patient. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019 Aug; 101(2): 281–282.
- Arudra K, Patel R, Tetzlaff MT, et al. Calcinosis cutis dermatologic toxicity associated with fibroblast growth factor receptor inhibitor for the treatment of Wilms tumor. J Cutan Pathol. 2018;45(10):786-790.
- Sturgeon A, Pate DA, Patel R, et al. Incidence of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer in the Uninsured. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2017;28(4):1327-1332.
- Patel RC, Helm M, Shimizu I. Cutaneous alternariosis in an immunocompetent patient. Dermatol Online J. 2016;22(10).
- Ventolini G, Patel R, Vasquez R. Lichen sclerosus: a potpourri of misdiagnosed cases based on atypical clinical presentations. Int J Womens Health. 2015;7: 511-5.
- Mask-Bull L, Patel R, Tarbox M. America’s First Case of Tinea Pseudoimbricata. Am J Dermatol Vener. 2015;4(2): 15-17.
- Patel R, Burba J, Ahmed Y, Mocherla S, Joseph S. Abdominal Actinomycosis: A report on two cases of acute bowel obstruction in males. AMSRJ. 2015;1(2): 235-238.
- Conrad RJ, Riela S, Patel R, Misra S. Abdominal actinomycosis mimicking acute appendicitis. BMJ Case Rep. 2015;2015.
Accepted Insurance
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Humana Plans
Humana
- KelseyCare Humana (learn more)
- Humana Choice POS
- Humana COT National POS Open Access
- Humana EPO PPO Open Access
- Humana National EPO
- Humana HMO Premier (Open Access)
- Humana PPO
- Humana Preferred PPO
- Humana Preferred POS (Open Access)
- Humana/ ChoiceCare Network PPO
- Humana/ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
- Humana National POS- Open Access
- Humana National POS-Open Access Plus
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans
Blue Cross Blue Shield
The specific BCBSTX PPO and HMO plans in which Kelsey-Seybold participates are:
- Blue Edge PPO
- Blue Essentials HMO Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- Blue Choice PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (Basic and Standard Option)
- Health Select of Texas - ERS
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary+ Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare HD
- TRS-ActiveCare 2
- UT SELECT
Kelsey-Seybold will not participate in the following BCBSTX plans: Blue Premier, Blue High-Performance network, Marketplace plans: My Blue Health, and Blue Advantage HMO, or any BCBSTX Medicare products.View FAQ (pdf)
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Cigna Plans
Cigna
- KelseyCare powered by Cigna (learn more)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice Fund Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna KelseyCare
- Cigna HMO Open Access (OA)
- Cigna HMO Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Consumer Driven Health Plan (CDHP)
- Cigna Surefit
- LocalPlus
- LocalPlus IN
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UnitedHealthcare Plans
UnitedHealthcare (UHC)
- United Charter Kelsey-Seybold (learn more)
- UnitedHealthcare Charter
- UnitedHealthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Core
- UnitedHealthcare Core Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate Plus
- UnitedHealthcare NexusACO
- UnitedHealthcare Options PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Select
- UnitedHealthcare Select Plus
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Aetna Plans
Aetna KelseyCare (learn more)
Aetna PPO, POS, and EPO Plans
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is an in-network provider for most Aetna PPO, POS, and EPO plans*, including:
- Aetna Select
- Open Access Select
- Elect Choice
- Aetna Open Access Elect Choice
- Aetna Choice POS II
- Managed Choice
- Open Choice PPO
Aetna CVS Health Marketplace Plans
Effective January 1, 2023
- Bronze S
- Silver 1
- Silver 2
- Silver 3
- Silver 4
- Silver S
- Gold
- Gold S
*All Houston area Aetna CVS Health plans are accepted at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic*
*Kelsey-Seybold does not participate in any commercial Aetna HMO and HNO plans, including Aetna QPOS.
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KelseyCare Health Plans
Local employers can add a KelseyCare plan alongside current plan offerings. Over 400 Houston-area employers offer the choice of a KelseyCare plan to their employees.
KelseyCare plans include:
- Aetna KelseyCare (learn more)
- KelseyCare powered by Cigna (learn more)
- KelseyCare Humana (learn more)
- United Charter Kelsey-Seybold (learn more)
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Other Plans
Allied Benefit Systems/NGBS
Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB)
- APWU Health Plan Nationwide – CDHP with UnitedHealthcare PPO
- APWU Health Plan Nationwide – High Option with Cigna PPO
- GEHA Benefit Plan Nationwide – High & Standard Options with UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- NALC Nationwide with Cigna OAP
- NALC Value Option Nationwide with Cigna OAP
- SAMBA Nationwide – High & Standard with Cigna OAP
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Standard Option
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Basic Option
First Health
Great West Healthcare (also known as Cigna-GWH)
- POS
- PPO
- Open Access
HealthSmart PPO
Medicare
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic accepts the following Medicare Advantage Plans: KelseyCare Advantage, Aetna Medicare Advantage, WellCare TexanPlus, Humana Medicare and select UnitedHealthcare plans. Effective January 1, 2009, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic does not accept new patients with traditional Medicare.
MultiPlan PPO
Private Healthcare Systems PPO (PHCS)
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Medicare Advantage Plans