Harshal Desai, M.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Houston, TX
Harshal Desai, M.D. is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1578097622, issued on Apr 16, 2017. Check the license with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Harshal Desai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
- Practice location
- 6431 Fannin St Ste Msb 5134, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 500-6868
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220606000680); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6431 Fannin St Ste Msb 5134
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Matthew Van Norman, DONephrology Physician1164877445
Verify Harshal Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024
2,110 Medicare Part D claims for 486 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate185 claims
- Losartan Potassium165 claims
- Allopurinol145 claims
- Nifedipine Er127 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl111 claims
- Lisinopril90 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: $4,228.87
82 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,278 providers of this specialty with any payment received $608.08 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
- Nephrology Consultants OF Georgia, P.C.Atlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Harshal Desai among 17,605 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Texas
Harshal Desai, M.D. is one of 17,605 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in Texas. 23% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 5% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 23% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 2% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2019 among the 295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 15% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3,913 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Houston
They are 3,913 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 17,605 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Texas.
All 17,605 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Harshal Desai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Harshal Desai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578097622, issued on Apr 16, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Harshal Desai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6431 Fannin St Ste Msb 5134, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 500-6868. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Harshal Desai, M.D.'s license?
Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Harshal Desai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Harshal Desai, M.D. had 2,110 Medicare Part D claims for 486 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.