Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Desmond Wah, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Batesville, IN

Desmond Wah, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Batesville, Indiana, and NPI 1366673568, issued on Aug 5, 2009. Check the license (Indiana 01073560A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1366673568
Name
Desmond Wah
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
01073560A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
321 Mitchell Ave, Batesville, IN 47006
Phone
(812) 934-6624
Enumerated
Aug 5, 2009
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 321 Mitchell Ave

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

  1. Ashley Acajabon, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1639725203
  2. L A Bauer, MD PCSpecialist1295799419
  3. Krista Bedenkop, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1609202928
  4. Melissa Blanton, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1265914774
  5. Leann Bond, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1710835301
  6. Mary Bradley, RPHPharmacist1548815475

Verify Desmond Wah in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
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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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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

251 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries, against an average of 940 among the 13,923 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Desmond Wah251
  2. Specialty average940

Most prescribed

  1. Cefdinir41 claims
  2. Azithromycin24 claims
  3. Prednisone21 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 claims
  5. Eliquis11 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: $121.23

1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc.. The 5,522 providers of this specialty with any payment received $807.73 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Desmond Wah$121.23
  2. Specialty average$807.73

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Margaret Mary Community Hospital IncBatesville, IN · Critical Access Hospitals

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Hospitalist Physician providers in Indiana

There are 364 hospitalist physician records in Indiana.

Other hospitalist physician records in Indiana

  1. Joseph Abdayem, M.D.Terre Haute, IN1134375157
  2. Almaz Abdyrakov, M.D.Hammond, IN1407102338
  3. Ahmed AbusamraIndianapolis, IN1477841633
  4. Tigist Adugna, M.DNew Castle, IN1245659739
  5. Brian Aguilar, MDMcCordsville, IN1598722787
  6. Yasir Ahamed, MDAnderson, IN1295963502
  7. Olusina Akande, MD, MBALafayette, IN1285096701
  8. Edin Alihodzic, DOEvansville, IN1386148427
  9. Clive Alonzo, M.D.Gary, IN1134190721
  10. Zuhair Alsakaji, M.D.Highland, IN1104932680

Common questions

What is Desmond Wah, MD's NPI number?

Desmond Wah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366673568, issued on Aug 5, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Desmond Wah, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 321 Mitchell Ave, Batesville, IN, 47006. Phone: (812) 934-6624. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Desmond Wah, MD's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 01073560A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Desmond Wah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Desmond Wah, MD had 251 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 940. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.