NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hemant R. Desai, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Pinellas Park, FL

Hemant R. Desai, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Pinellas Park, Florida, and NPI 1851407290, issued on Aug 21, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME0068915, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1851407290
Name
Hemant R. Desai
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
ME0068915 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7047 66TH St, Pinellas Park, FL 33781
Phone
(727) 545-8887
Enumerated
Aug 21, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 24, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(727) 544-5959
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120126000253); may accept Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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72% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,467 Medicare Part D claims for 489 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 256 claims were for opioids.

  1. Hemant Desai5,467
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium387 claims
  2. Lisinopril285 claims
  3. Nifedipine Er282 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate232 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl227 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium221 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 2 group practices

  1. Florida Medical Specialists LLCClearwater, FL
  2. St Mark Village IncPalm Harbor, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Hemant R. Desai among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida

Hemant R. Desai, MD is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

18 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Pinellas Park

They are 18 of the 1,041 NPPES records with a practice address in Pinellas Park, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nicole Bishko, D. O.Pinellas Park, FL 337811982879201
  2. Weston Connelly, D.O.Pinellas Park, FL 337811760715833
  3. Tariq Kutob, MDPinellas Park, FL 337811497844120
  4. Antonio Luis, M.D.Pinellas Park, FL 337811396971370
  5. David Mosley, MDPinellas Park, FL 337811326301722
  6. Lorenzo Munoz, M.D.Pinellas Park, FL 337811124014766
  7. Rashmi Nanda, MDPinellas Park, FL 337811043273097
  8. Neelam Taneja Uppal, MDPinellas Park, FL 337811952490559

Common questions

What is Hemant R. Desai, MD's NPI number?

Hemant R. Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851407290, issued on Aug 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hemant R. Desai, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7047 66TH St, Pinellas Park, FL, 33781. Phone: (727) 545-8887. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hemant R. Desai, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME0068915, 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 Hemant R. Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hemant R. Desai, MD had 5,467 Medicare Part D claims for 489 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.