Akash Desai, MD
Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician · Austin, TX
Akash Desai, MD is a vascular & interventional radiology physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1699296723, issued on Jun 28, 2017. Check the license (Texas U2821, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akash Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician 2085R0204X
- License number
- U2821 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701
- Phone
- (512) 324-7000
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 21, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230913000670); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2017
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest vascular & interventional radiology physician records → All 324 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1500 Red River St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sara Abdollahi, PA-CPhysician Assistant1710818240
- Mohamad AbouelnaajInternal Medicine Physician1497507156
- Mark Adkins, RNCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1790313963
- Joel Adler, M.D., M.P.H.Transplant Surgery Physician1518279199
- Daniel Ahle, MDInternal Medicine Physician1922674068
- Abdulhamid Al-DouriInternal Medicine Physician1093205197
Verify Akash Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U2821Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $978.36
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Penumbra, Inc. The 3,457 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,206.73 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Austin Radiological AssociationAustin, TX
- Singleton Associates PAGonzales, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Akash Desai among 324 vascular & interventional radiology physician records in Texas
Akash Desai, MD is one of 324 vascular & interventional radiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 80% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2008 among the 284 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0204X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician providers in Texas
There are 324 vascular & interventional radiology physician records in Texas.
All 324 in Texas → Every provider in Austin → Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular & interventional radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joe Baker, M.D.Austin, TX 787271265756233
- Newell Dutton, MDAustin, TX 787271396749263
- Thomas Fletcher, M.D.Austin, TX 787271659375434
- Mark Gray, MDAustin, TX 787271447254222
- Michael GunlockAustin, TX 787271588668370
- Connie Hsu, MDAustin, TX 787271801890603
- Michael Jaimes, M.D.Austin, TX 787271073715884
- Gregory Karnaze, MDAustin, TX 787271245233519
Common questions
What is Akash Desai, MD's NPI number?
Akash Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699296723, issued on Jun 28, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akash Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Red River St, Austin, TX, 78701. Phone: (512) 324-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akash Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U2821, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Akash Desai, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.