Bharat M. Desai, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · New Port Richey, FL
Bharat M. Desai, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in New Port Richey, Florida, and NPI 1124122486, issued on Sep 8, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME44439, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bharat M. Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- ME44439 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5234 Little RD, New Port Richey, FL 34655
- Phone
- (727) 807-6900
- Enumerated
- Sep 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (727) 807-6901
- Medicaid ID
- 062155200 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101206000563); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5234 Little RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amanda Clevenger, FNPFamily Medicine Physician1780311209
- Nilesh Desai, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1255569554
- Esmeralda Horozovic, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1386370179
Verify Bharat M. Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME44439Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
2,640 Medicare Part D claims for 390 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium227 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium131 claims
- Losartan Potassium97 claims
- Omeprazole92 claims
- Simvastatin89 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate82 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
- Family Medical Doctors,llcNew Port Richey, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bharat M. Desai among 1,045 pulmonary disease physician records in Florida
Bharat M. Desai, MD is one of 1,045 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Florida. 87% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 1999 among the 790 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,045 pulmonary disease physician records in Florida.
All 1,045 in Florida → Every provider in New Port Richey → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sivakumar Amar, MDTrinity, FL 346551023004298
- Bassem Zeidan, MDNew Port Richey, FL 346551013571496
- Zahid Akram, MDNew Port Richey, FL 346531154314821
- Imran Khan, MDNew Port Richey, FL 346531811054539
- Amir Noorani, MDNew Port Richey, FL 346531710979364
- Alok Kumar, M.D.New Port Richey, FL 346521689672719
- William Arvan, MDHudson, FL 346671972186831
- Jeffin Cherian, M.D., M.S.Hudson, FL 346671851850689
Common questions
What is Bharat M. Desai, MD's NPI number?
Bharat M. Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124122486, issued on Sep 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bharat M. Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5234 Little RD, New Port Richey, FL, 34655. Phone: (727) 807-6900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bharat M. Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME44439, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bharat M. Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bharat M. Desai, MD had 2,640 Medicare Part D claims for 390 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.