NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Desiree La Charite, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Atlanta, GA

Desiree La Charite, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1649246570, issued on Feb 28, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 062132, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649246570
Name
Desiree La Charite
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
062132 GA
43170 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5665 New Northside Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30328
Phone
(770) 874-5400
Enumerated
Feb 28, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 13, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(770) 874-5469
Medicaid IDs
34114500 WI
619228407E GA
6192287407C GA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5665 New Northside Dr NW

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Shalabh Bansal, M.D., M.B.A.Pediatrics Physician1508031873
  2. Timothy Bryan, PAPhysician Assistant1689924839
  3. Christopher Dawson, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1548584055
  4. Pranav Desai, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1487896288
  5. Brian Finnegan, M.DEmergency Medicine Physician1366616856
  6. Kristin Halligan, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1417167362

Verify Desiree La Charite in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

133 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. Desiree La Charite133
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 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: $19.76

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Desiree La Charite$19.76
  2. Specialty average$953.79

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Desiree La Charite among 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia

Desiree La Charite, MD is one of 1,685 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 79% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
  • Record last updated2009 · 58% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

465 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Atlanta

They are 465 of the 31,476 NPPES records with a practice address in Atlanta, and 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kirsten Bendeck, MDAustell, GA 303281073780748
  2. Glenn Bloom, MDAtlanta, GA 303281730374166
  3. Pranav Desai, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303281487896288
  4. Brian Finnegan, M.DAtlanta, GA 303281366616856
  5. Kristin Halligan, MDAtlanta, GA 303281417167362
  6. Keith Handler, DOAtlanta, GA 303281285695635
  7. Jonathan Jarman, MDAtlanta, GA 303281306941968
  8. Benjamin Levy, MDAtlanta, GA 303281003955048

Common questions

What is Desiree La Charite, MD's NPI number?

Desiree La Charite, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649246570, issued on Feb 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Desiree La Charite, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5665 New Northside Dr NW, Atlanta, GA, 30328. Phone: (770) 874-5400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Desiree La Charite, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 062132, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Desiree La Charite, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Desiree La Charite, MD had 133 Medicare Part D claims for 96 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.