Bhargav Desai, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Rockford, IL
Bhargav Desai, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Rockford, Illinois, and NPI 1003348160, issued on Mar 29, 2017. Check the license (Illinois 036169898, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bhargav Desai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 036169898 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8201 E Riverside Blvd, Rockford, IL 61114
- Phone
- (815) 971-7000
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 29, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240703004163); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8201 E Riverside Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Bhargav 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 036169898Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
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: $4,144.42
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Rockford Health PhysiciansRockford, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bhargav Desai among 375 neurological surgery physician records in Illinois
Bhargav Desai, M.D. is one of 375 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 199 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 207T00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 375 neurological surgery physician records in Illinois.
All 375 in Illinois → Every provider in Rockford → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Todd Alexander, MD SCRockford, IL 611141972572139
- Mashary BinnahilRockford, IL 611081881348431
- Denise Crute, M.D.Rockford, IL 611081346272747
- Morris Soriano, MDRockford, IL 611071568510006
- Nesher Asner, MDRockford, IL 611041750363651
- Martin Gryfinski, M.D.Rockford, IL 611041588779763
- Melissa Macias, MD, PHDRockford, IL 611041710044383
- Gayatri Sonti, DORockford, IL 611041295905107
Common questions
What is Bhargav Desai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bhargav Desai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003348160, issued on Mar 29, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bhargav Desai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8201 E Riverside Blvd, Rockford, IL, 61114. Phone: (815) 971-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bhargav Desai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036169898, 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 Bhargav Desai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bhargav Desai, M.D. had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.