Arati S. Desai, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Arati S. Desai, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1689638983, issued on Apr 13, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD438067, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arati S. Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License number
- MD438067 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Phone
- (215) 615-5858
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 27, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090827000303); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Arati S. Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD438067Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
575 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levetiracetam121 claims
- Dexamethasone93 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl58 claims
- Lacosamide39 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim30 claims
- Famotidine28 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.5 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: $36.96
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novocure Inc. The 338 providers of this specialty with any payment received $547.94 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
- Phoenix Rehabilitation And Health Services IncCranberry Township, PA
- University OF Penn - Medical GroupPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Arati S. Desai among 130 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Pennsylvania
Arati S. Desai, MD is one of 130 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 77% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2011 among the 96 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 130 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Arati S. Desai, MD's NPI number?
Arati S. Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689638983, issued on Apr 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arati S. Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104. Phone: (215) 615-5858. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arati S. Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD438067, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Arati S. Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arati S. Desai, MD had 575 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Arati S. Desai, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 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.