Anu Gupta Desai, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Lafayette, LA
Anu Gupta Desai, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1013125079, issued on May 21, 2007. Check the license on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anu Gupta Desai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 036.123836 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 155 Hospital Drive, Suite 300, Lafayette, LA 70503
- Phone
- (337) 235-6263
- Enumerated
- May 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160105001663); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Anu Gupta Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,987 Medicare Part D claims for 448 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost530 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate344 claims
- Moxifloxacin270 claims
- Timolol Maleate188 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol106 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate60 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $320.05
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Anu Gupta Desai MD LLCLafayette, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anu Gupta Desai among 299 ophthalmology physician records in Louisiana
Anu Gupta Desai, M.D. is one of 299 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 83% 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 59% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 59% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2000 among the 206 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 299 ophthalmology physician records in Louisiana.
All 299 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lafayette → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Larry Baker, MDLafayette, LA 705031295082352
- Robert Blem, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705031528026838
- Richard Bourgeois, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705031679571327
- Jonathan Joseph, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705031285637645
- Patrick Keating, MDLafayette, LA 705031679864292
- Harold Ledoux, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705031740258912
- Emily Prouet, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705031043653439
- Alexandra Sellers, MDLafayette, LA 705031740777259
Common questions
What is Anu Gupta Desai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Anu Gupta Desai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013125079, issued on May 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anu Gupta Desai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 155 Hospital Drive, Suite 300, Lafayette, LA, 70503. Phone: (337) 235-6263. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anu Gupta Desai, M.D.'s license?
Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Anu Gupta Desai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anu Gupta Desai, M.D. had 1,987 Medicare Part D claims for 448 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Anu Gupta Desai, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.