Alana Christina Desai, MD
Urology Physician · Maryville, IL
Alana Christina Desai, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Maryville, Illinois, and NPI 1578643375, issued on Oct 16, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036154177, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alana Christina Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 036154177 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6812 State Route 162 Ste 200, Maryville, IL 62062
- Phone
- (618) 288-0900
- Enumerated
- Oct 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 18, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080812000311); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6812 State Route 162 Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Danielle Fries, AGNP-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1093256612
- Demetrios Katsikas, MDUrology Physician1457335762
- Emerald Lassiter, PA-CPhysician Assistant1942911953
- Jeffrey Parres, MDUrology Physician1619951027
- James Peculis, MPASPhysician Assistant1881168367
- Jessica Sheffer, MSN, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1083505291
Verify Alana Christina Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036154177Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
672 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl190 claims
- Finasteride101 claims
- Alfuzosin Hcl Er43 claims
- Myrbetriq43 claims
- Silodosin37 claims
- Dutasteride35 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.3 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: $320.93
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- The Association OF University PhysiciansSeattle, WA
- Urology OF St Louis IncSaint Louis, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alana Christina Desai among 629 urology physician records in Illinois
Alana Christina Desai, MD is one of 629 urology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2002 among the 341 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 629 urology physician records in Illinois.
All 629 in Illinois → Every provider in Maryville → Urology Physician nationwide →
The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Demetrios Katsikas, MDMaryville, IL 620621457335762
- Jeffrey Parres, MDMaryville, IL 620621619951027
- Robert Childers, MDJerseyville, IL 620521760477376
- Soo Cho, M.D.Alton, IL 620021740227784
- Michael Emmerling, MDAlton, IL 620021841810454
- Keith Ballinger, PA CMattoon, IL 619381114934759
- David Didomenico, MD DOMattoon, IL 619381740297803
- Julia Fiuk, MDMattoon, IL 619381124467097
Common questions
What is Alana Christina Desai, MD's NPI number?
Alana Christina Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578643375, issued on Oct 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alana Christina Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6812 State Route 162 Ste 200, Maryville, IL, 62062. Phone: (618) 288-0900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alana Christina Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036154177, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alana Christina Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alana Christina Desai, MD had 672 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alana Christina Desai, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 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.