Ankita Sharad Desai, M.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Durham, NC
Ankita Sharad Desai, M.D. is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1821397753, issued on Mar 17, 2011. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ankita Sharad Desai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- 15457 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 209 E Carver St, Durham, NC 27704
- Phone
- (919) 471-2273
- Enumerated
- Mar 17, 2011
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 479-0884
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150916002148); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 209 E Carver St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Cheryl Carroll, CNM, PMHNP-BCAdvanced Practice Midwife1124145461
- Maximiliano Cavallini Martin, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1316326895
- Amy Dixon, CNM, MSNAdvanced Practice Midwife1922456920
- Sarah Dumas, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1639360423
- Angela Heider, MDMental Health Counselor1720054083
- Abigail Jordan, CNM, WHNPAdvanced Practice Midwife1396433801
Verify Ankita Sharad Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
41 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 91.1 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: $208.77
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Organon Llc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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
- Uwh OF The Carolinas PLLCWinston Salem, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ankita Sharad Desai among 1,548 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in North Carolina
Ankita Sharad Desai, M.D. is one of 1,548 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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 67% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2007 among the 1,043 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,548 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- William Gunter, MDDurham, NC 277041639145998
- Charles Harris, M.D.Durham, NC 277041376627422
- Stacey HeathDurham, NC 277041649354705
- Louise Highley, MDDurham, NC 277041952560120
- Amber Jarvis, MDDurham, NC 277041346457512
Common questions
What is Ankita Sharad Desai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ankita Sharad Desai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821397753, issued on Mar 17, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ankita Sharad Desai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 209 E Carver St, Durham, NC, 27704. Phone: (919) 471-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ankita Sharad Desai, M.D.'s license?
Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ankita Sharad Desai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ankita Sharad Desai, M.D. had 41 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ankita Sharad Desai, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.1 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.