Bela D. Desai, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Des Plaines, IL
Bela D. Desai, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Des Plaines, Illinois, and NPI 1063556991, issued on Feb 16, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036100458, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bela D. Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 036100458 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 77 Rand RD, Des Plaines, IL 60016
- Phone
- (847) 803-1344
- Enumerated
- Feb 16, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (847) 803-3791
- Medicaid ID
- 036100458 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040720000520); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bela D. Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036100458Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,347 Medicare Part D claims for 465 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium533 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate326 claims
- Losartan Potassium306 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium225 claims
- Metformin Hcl204 claims
- Gabapentin183 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Advocate Health And Hospitals CorporationDes Plaines, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bela D. Desai among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois
Bela D. Desai, MD is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% 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 39% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 39% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 47% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
29 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Des Plaines
They are 29 of the 1,164 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Plaines, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Bela D. Desai, MD's NPI number?
Bela D. Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063556991, issued on Feb 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bela D. Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 77 Rand RD, Des Plaines, IL, 60016. Phone: (847) 803-1344. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bela D. Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036100458, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bela D. Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bela D. Desai, MD had 5,347 Medicare Part D claims for 465 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.