Handel G. Desa, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Gainesville, FL
Handel G. Desa, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Florida, and NPI 1265676290, issued on Apr 21, 2009. Check the license (Florida ME120839, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Handel G. Desa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- ME120839 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6500 W Newberry RD, Gainesville, FL 32605
- Phone
- (352) 333-4000
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jan 2, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141112001687); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6500 W Newberry RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Handel G. Desa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME120839Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024
2,826 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 116 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium128 claims
- Eliquis99 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate98 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate91 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium81 claims
- Trazodone Hcl79 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hospital Internal Medicine PAGainesville, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Handel G. Desa among 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida
Handel G. Desa, MD is one of 1,817 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Florida. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 32% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 32% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2010 among the 1,549 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Florida
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Common questions
What is Handel G. Desa, MD's NPI number?
Handel G. Desa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265676290, issued on Apr 21, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Handel G. Desa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6500 W Newberry RD, Gainesville, FL, 32605. Phone: (352) 333-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Handel G. Desa, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME120839, 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 Handel G. Desa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Handel G. Desa, MD had 2,826 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Handel G. Desa, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.