Franciscan Physician Network Family Medicine Clay Township now open

(TOP) The Franciscan Health Orthopedic Hospital/Forte Sports Medicine Physicians’ building where Franciscan Physician Network Family Medicine Clay is located. (ABOVE, from left) Angela Yang, NP, Dr. Akxay Patel, Dr. Justin Rice, Dr. Rina Patel, Dr. Katelyn Smiley, and Sara Brainerd, NP. (Photos provided)

Franciscan Physician Network Family Medicine Clay Township is now open and accepting new patients in Carmel. The practice is conveniently located just inside the Franciscan Health Orthopedic Hospital/Forte Sports Medicine Physicians’ Offices at 10767 Illinois St., Suite 1300.

The practice currently has a team of four physicians and a nurse practitioner, with a second nurse practitioner starting in January 2027.

  • Akxay Patel, DO, is board-certified in family medicine and a graduate of the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in Long Island. He completed residency training at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx.
  • Rina Patel, MD, is board-certified in family medicine and a graduate of Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Medical College in India. She completed residency training at St. Clare’s Hospital in Schenectady, N.Y.
  • Justin Rice, MD, is board-certified in family medicine and a graduate of the Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed residency training at Ascension St. Vincent in Indianapolis.
  • Katelyn Smiley, DO, is board-certified in family medicine and a graduate of the Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Indianapolis. She completed residency training at Ascension St. Vincent in Indianapolis and will begin seeing patients in September.
  • Sara Brainerd, NP, has a master’s degree in adult/gerontology primary care nursing from Indiana University.
  • Angela Yang, NP, has a master’s degree in family practice nursing from Indiana University and will start in January of 2027.

To schedule an appointment, call (317) 528-2298.

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