Karna Ashitkumar Desai, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Hilo, HI
Karna Ashitkumar Desai, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hilo, Hawaii, and NPI 1306535257, issued on May 5, 2023. Check the license (Hawaii MD-27160, as entered in NPPES) on the Hawaii Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karna Ashitkumar Desai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD-27160 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1190 Waianuenue Ave, Hilo, HI 96720
- Phone
- (808) 932-3000
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2026
- Fax
- (808) 932-3000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karna Ashitkumar Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersHawaii Medical Board
Search for license MD-27160Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
106 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Carvedilol13 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.
Karna Ashitkumar Desai among 902 internal medicine physician records in Hawaii
Karna Ashitkumar Desai, M.D. is one of 902 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Hawaii. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 54% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 63% 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 Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
34 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hilo
They are 34 of the 1,758 NPPES records with a practice address in Hilo, and 902 internal medicine physician records in Hawaii.
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Common questions
What is Karna Ashitkumar Desai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karna Ashitkumar Desai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306535257, issued on May 5, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karna Ashitkumar Desai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1190 Waianuenue Ave, Hilo, HI, 96720. Phone: (808) 932-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karna Ashitkumar Desai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Hawaii license number MD-27160, as entered by the provider. Search the Hawaii Medical Board at https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/medical/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karna Ashitkumar Desai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karna Ashitkumar Desai, M.D. had 106 Medicare Part D claims for 42 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.