Amishi S. Desai, D.O.
Nephrology Physician · Chicago, IL
Amishi S. Desai, D.O. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1588844070, issued on Nov 13, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036120877, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amishi S. Desai
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 036120877 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 676 N Saint Clair St Ste 1900, Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone
- (312) 695-8900
- Enumerated
- Nov 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2026
- Fax
- (312) 926-5489
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110916000313); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Midwestern University, Chicago College Of Osteopathic Med, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 676 N Saint Clair St Ste 1900
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Amishi S. 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 036120877Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
780 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim186 claims
- Prednisone61 claims
- Carvedilol42 claims
- Nifedipine Er39 claims
- Mycophenolate Mofetil35 claims
- Tacrolimus33 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $151.81
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 one group practice
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amishi S. Desai among 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois
Amishi S. Desai, D.O. is one of 572 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2002 among the 433 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois.
All 572 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Daniel Battle, MDChicago, IL 606111457325037
- Eudora Eng, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111639261621
- John Friedewald, MDChicago, IL 606111508801093
- Lorenzo Gallon, MDChicago, IL 606111427093848
- Cybele Ghossein, MDChicago, IL 606111376588830
- Bing Ho, MDChicago, IL 606111881771731
Common questions
What is Amishi S. Desai, D.O.'s NPI number?
Amishi S. Desai, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588844070, issued on Nov 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amishi S. Desai, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 676 N Saint Clair St Ste 1900, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 695-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amishi S. Desai, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036120877, 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 Amishi S. Desai, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amishi S. Desai, D.O. had 780 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.