Chaitanya Mukesh Desai, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · South Plainfield, NJ
Chaitanya Mukesh Desai, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in South Plainfield, New Jersey, and NPI 1780707398, issued on Apr 9, 2007. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA08680000, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chaitanya Mukesh Desai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 25MA08680000 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 50 Cragwood RD, South Plainfield, NJ 07080
- Phone
- (908) 338-1299
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101122001226); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chaitanya Mukesh Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA08680000Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
111 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen30 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 3 group practices
- Atlantic Advanced Urgent CareMountain Lakes, NJ
- Hackensack Meridian Urgent Care PCEast Rutherford, NJ
- Hackensack Meridian Urgent Care Plus PCEdison, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chaitanya Mukesh Desai among 1,754 emergency medicine physician records in New Jersey
Chaitanya Mukesh Desai, M.D. is one of 1,754 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 83% 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 · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2011 among the 1,167 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 1,754 emergency medicine physician records in New Jersey.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Henry Sendyk, MDShort Hills, NJ 070781154361673
- Victor Almeida, DOUnion, NJ 070831609810373
- Shailendra Bhatnagar, M.D.Union, NJ 070831548229792
- Sheena John, D.O.Union, NJ 070831275794794
- Randall Lewis, MDUnion, NJ 070831558445148
- Christine Milosis, MDUnion, NJ 070831790875193
- Marie Schreiber, DOUnion, NJ 070831144249087
- Vincent Tio, D.OUnion, NJ 070831073805149
Common questions
What is Chaitanya Mukesh Desai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chaitanya Mukesh Desai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780707398, issued on Apr 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chaitanya Mukesh Desai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 Cragwood RD, South Plainfield, NJ, 07080. Phone: (908) 338-1299. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chaitanya Mukesh Desai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA08680000, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chaitanya Mukesh Desai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chaitanya Mukesh Desai, M.D. had 111 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.