Andre Pothel Desire, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Wichita Falls, TX
Andre Pothel Desire, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Wichita Falls, Texas, and NPI 1568427714, issued on Apr 19, 2006. Check the license (Texas K5899, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andre Pothel Desire
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- K5899 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1631 11TH St, Wichita Falls, TX 76301
- Phone
- (940) 687-5000
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2026
- Fax
- (940) 687-4000
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050303000317); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Andre Pothel Desire in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K5899Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
7,890 Medicare Part D claims for 949 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis780 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate676 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate547 claims
- Carvedilol520 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium517 claims
- Valsartan401 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $735.78
39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- United Regional Health Care System IncWichita Falls, TX
- United Regional Physician GroupWichita Falls, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Andre Pothel Desire among 724 interventional cardiology physician records in Texas
Andre Pothel Desire, MD is one of 724 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 97% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 90% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 653 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Texas
There are 724 interventional cardiology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Jack Askins, M. D.Wichita Falls, TX 763101316039712
- Ifeanyi Nwosu, MDWichita Falls, TX 763101437741154
- Sanjayanth Chamakura, M.D.Keller, TX 762481659368728
- Jason Finkelstein, MDDecatur, TX 762341750355103
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Common questions
What is Andre Pothel Desire, MD's NPI number?
Andre Pothel Desire, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568427714, issued on Apr 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andre Pothel Desire, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1631 11TH St, Wichita Falls, TX, 76301. Phone: (940) 687-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andre Pothel Desire, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K5899, 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 Andre Pothel Desire, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andre Pothel Desire, MD had 7,890 Medicare Part D claims for 949 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Andre Pothel Desire, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.3 of 100. 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.