Avani S. Desai, MD MBBS
Internal Medicine Physician · Bloomington, MN
Avani S. Desai, MD MBBS is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bloomington, Minnesota, and NPI 1831163856, issued on Feb 15, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 38411, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Avani S. Desai
- Credential
- MD MBBS
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 38411 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8600 Nicollet Ave S - Mail Stop 31500A, Bloomington, MN 55440
- Phone
- (952) 541-2800
- Enumerated
- Feb 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (952) 886-7015
- Medicaid ID
- 913817000 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110203001077); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8600 Nicollet Ave S - Mail Stop 31500A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Avani S. Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 38411Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,896 Medicare Part D claims for 510 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate429 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium423 claims
- Losartan Potassium301 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate271 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium229 claims
- Lisinopril225 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: $29,268.36
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Group Health Plan IncApple Valley, MN
- Park Nicollet ClinicBloomington, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Avani S. Desai among 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota
Avani S. Desai, MD MBBS is one of 2,632 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 75% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2008 among the 1,700 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
39 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bloomington
They are 39 of the 3,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Bloomington, and 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Avani S. Desai, MD MBBS's NPI number?
Avani S. Desai, MD MBBS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831163856, issued on Feb 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Avani S. Desai, MD MBBS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8600 Nicollet Ave S - Mail Stop 31500A, Bloomington, MN, 55440. Phone: (952) 541-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Avani S. Desai, MD MBBS's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 38411, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Avani S. Desai, MD MBBS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Avani S. Desai, MD MBBS had 5,896 Medicare Part D claims for 510 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.