Kishorkumar A. Desai, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Hopkinsville, KY
Kishorkumar A. Desai, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and NPI 1124005038, issued on Dec 30, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 38463, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kishorkumar A. Desai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License numbers
- 38463 KY
38325 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1830 High St Ste A, Hopkinsville, KY 42240
- Phone
- (270) 885-3876
- Enumerated
- Dec 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (270) 885-6349
- Medicaid IDs
- 64081128 KY
4091796 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040726000039); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kishorkumar A. Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 38463Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
4,323 Medicare Part D claims for 513 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 171 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate958 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate757 claims
- Prednisone497 claims
- Leflunomide179 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl175 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium162 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $203.28
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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.
Kishorkumar A. Desai among 88 rheumatology physician records in Kentucky
Kishorkumar A. Desai, M.D. is one of 88 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 71 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 88 rheumatology physician records in Kentucky.
All 88 in Kentucky → Every provider in Hopkinsville → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Brey, MDOwensboro, KY 423031114962362
- Gerald Sims, MDOwensboro, KY 423031649262049
- Jonathan Hendrie, MDBowling Green, KY 421031700444965
- Asad Fraser, M.D.Bowling Green, KY 421011497759286
- Neha Pansuria, M.D.Bowling Green, KY 421011659534071
- Rami Diab, MDHenderson, KY 424201376073486
- Sravani LokineniHenderson, KY 424201962063081
- Billy Bailey, MDPaducah, KY 420031396730552
Common questions
What is Kishorkumar A. Desai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kishorkumar A. Desai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124005038, issued on Dec 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kishorkumar A. Desai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1830 High St Ste A, Hopkinsville, KY, 42240. Phone: (270) 885-3876. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kishorkumar A. Desai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 38463, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kishorkumar A. Desai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kishorkumar A. Desai, M.D. had 4,323 Medicare Part D claims for 513 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kishorkumar A. Desai, M.D.'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.