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2026 NPPES data Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician NPI 1881914737 MD
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Kevin Desai, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician in Conroe, Texas.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 15,618 in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
534
Medicare Part D claims · 153 beneficiaries · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician avg: 793
Generic prescribing
91%
generic claims · 9% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
66.7/100
▼ 17 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$43.96
2 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

What the federal data shows

Kevin Desai, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 66.7/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 534 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

66.7/100
MIPS score · -17 vs avg
534
Part D claims, 2024
91%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Kevin Desai, MD

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1881914737), first enumerated 06/02/2010.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 534 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 66.7/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $43.96 in reported industry payments (2 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    Texas statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Kevin Desai, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: TMB annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1881914737 · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-LOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1881914737
  • ENUM-MID 2010
  • TAX-MID 16K Physical Medicine
  • MIPS-LOW 66.7/100
  • RX-LIGHT 534
  • BOOK-LIGHT 1,081 in Texas
  • PHOTO-FINISH Michael Lupinacci · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Kevin Desai, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

67 ≥ 7th percentile 7% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). This entry sits in this band. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Above this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Kevin Desai, MD sits

This provider among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician peers

Across the 2,483 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Kevin Desai, MD writes more Part D claims than 62% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 14% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

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D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Kevin Desai, MD, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 14
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one physical medicine & rehabilitation physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Kevin Desai, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Kevin Desai, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Kevin Desai, MD?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 06/02/2010

NPI 1881914737

Primary specialty

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician

Mid-sized

15,618 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

534 33% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 793

MIPS final score

66.7/100 16.8 pts vs avg

Mid-tier band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Texas

How Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers

Texas providers
Behavior Technician6%Student in an Organized Heal…5.3%Family Nurse Practitioner4.5%Professional Counselor4.4%Pharmacist4.3%Speech-Language Pathologist3.9%Physical Medicine & Rehabili…0.2%
Largest specialties in Texas (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Kevin Desai, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
66.7/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%66.7%
MIPS final score (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician) - 66.7/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

504 MEDICAL CENTER BLVD
Conroe, TX 77304
(936) 539-7417

Provider Details

NPI 1881914737
Specialty Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 06/02/2010

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

66.6667
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
23.3333
Quality

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Kevin Desai, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Post-Acute Physicians OF Texas PLLC
Conroe, TX

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Kevin Desai, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$44

Largest payer

ABIOMED

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - Texas TMB 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Kevin Desai, MD. To verify Kevin Desai, MD's current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases

TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy

Kevin Desai, MD - brand share 9.0%
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician average

9% brand-name claims vs 91% generic, on 534 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

534
Total Claims
$23K
Total Drug Cost
153
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
549.1
Total Day Supply
13,070
Brand vs Generic
9% brand / 91% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$17K
Generic Drug Cost
$6K
Opioid Claims
59 (11.0% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
31

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
77.9 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
2.17
Gender Split
51% female / 49% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Kevin Desai, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
48
Atorvastatin Calcium
 35
Gabapentin
 25
Amlodipine Besylate
 21
Eliquis
Apixaban
21
Metoprolol Tartrate
 19
Clopidogrel
Clopidogrel Bisulfate
18
Furosemide
 18
Tamsulosin Hcl
 18
Levetiracetam
 16

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

More Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician in TX → All providers in Texas → Compare specialties →

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Overview

How Kevin Desai, MD fits within the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician landscape nationally.

15,618
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Providers in US
54
States with Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
793
Avg Claims per Provider

Kevin Desai, MD's 534 claims are below the specialty average of 793.

Nationwide Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Desai, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (66.7 here).

Michael Lupinacci 66.7 PA Kathleen Spillane 66.7 PA Larry Chou 66.8 PA Mark McQuain 66.9 TN

Same NPPES enumeration year (2010)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Jayveeh Navarro Greenville, NC Andrew Hsu Reno, NV David Lindenberg Turlock, CA Robert Winston Braintree, MA

Nearby Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Providers in Texas

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Desai.

One of 1,081 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers enrolled in Texas, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Michael Abdelsayed
D.O.
Sugar Land, TX
Dr. Annie Abraham
MD
Dallas, TX
Dr. Ronny Abraham
M.D.
Amarillo, TX
Dr. Stephanie Abron
MD
Houston, TX
Dr. Emmanuel Achilike
MD
Houston, TX

Compare Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Kevin Desai, MD's specialty? ▼
Kevin Desai, MD specializes in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician and practices in Conroe, Texas. Credentials: MD.
How much does Kevin Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Kevin Desai, MD wrote 534 Medicare Part D claims totaling $23K in drug costs for 153 beneficiaries.
What is Kevin Desai, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Kevin Desai, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 66.7/100 (Quality: 23.3). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Kevin Desai, MD located? ▼
Kevin Desai, MD is located at 504 MEDICAL CENTER BLVD, Conroe, TX, 77304. Phone: (936) 539-7417.
What is Kevin Desai, MD's NPI number? ▼
Kevin Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881914737, issued on 06/02/2010.
Does Kevin Desai, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Kevin Desai, MD's prescribing is 9% brand-name and 91% generic drugs by claim count, with $17K in brand drug costs.
Does Kevin Desai, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Kevin Desai, MD had 59 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 11.0%.
How many Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 15,618 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician provider writes 793 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Kevin Desai, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Kevin Desai, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Atorvastatin Calcium, Gabapentin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Kevin Desai, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Kevin Desai, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 534 Part D claims and 153 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Kevin Desai, MD's credentials? ▼
Kevin Desai, MD's NPI is 1881914737 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

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 August 2026.