Alok Desh, ALOK DESH
Hospitalist Physician · Austin, TX
Alok Desh, ALOK DESH is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1780979823, issued on Jun 16, 2011. Check the license (Texas P6604, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alok Desh
- Credential
- ALOK DESH
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- P6604 TX
M-15470 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1201 W 38TH St, Austin, TX 78705
- Phone
- (512) 324-1864
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2026
- Fax
- (512) 419-9016
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230905000191); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alok Desh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P6604Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
107 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of 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.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Access Telecare PLLCRed Lodge, MT
- North Texas Physician Services, PLLCSulphur Springs, TX
- Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center IncBoise, ID
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alok Desh among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas
Alok Desh, ALOK DESH is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 32% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 32% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Stephanie Glover, M.D.Austin, TX 787051245464775
- Alexandra Grieb, M.D.Austin, TX 787051003349853
- Janice Loh ChaseAustin, TX 787051962930370
- Monica Patel, MDAustin, TX 787051881704641
- Lakshmy Vaidyanathan, M.DAustin, TX 787051205888476
- Sami Bedri, M.D.Austin, TX 787041134574023
- Rosalie Hudson, M.D.Austin, TX 787041063483873
Common questions
What is Alok Desh, ALOK DESH's NPI number?
Alok Desh, ALOK DESH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780979823, issued on Jun 16, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alok Desh, ALOK DESH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 W 38TH St, Austin, TX, 78705. Phone: (512) 324-1864. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alok Desh, ALOK DESH's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P6604, 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.
How much does Alok Desh, ALOK DESH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alok Desh, ALOK DESH had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.