Kunal R. Desai, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Dayton, OH
Kunal R. Desai, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Dayton, Ohio, and NPI 1912189986, issued on Dec 3, 2007. Check the license (Ohio 35093998, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kunal R. Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- 35093998 OH
35.093998 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 33 W Rahn RD, Dayton, OH 45429
- Phone
- (937) 433-8990
- Enumerated
- Dec 3, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (937) 433-8691
- Medicaid ID
- 3052904 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150421000795); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kunal R. Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35093998Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% more Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
908 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cefadroxil122 claims
- Daptomycin99 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate97 claims
- Ceftriaxone74 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate70 claims
- Amoxicillin47 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- South Dayton Acute Care Consultants, IncDayton, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kunal R. Desai among 350 infectious disease physician records in Ohio
Kunal R. Desai, MD is one of 350 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2002 among the 246 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Ohio
There are 350 infectious disease physician records in Ohio.
All 350 in Ohio → Every provider in Dayton → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Catherine Bacheller, M.D.Kettering, OH 454291386646057
- Jack Bernstein, M.D.Kettering, OH 454291043212772
- Alpa Desai, MDDayton, OH 454291518281591
- Kaili Fan, MDDayton, OH 454291396737094
- James Galbraith, MDDayton, OH 454291407848252
- Richard Groger, MDDayton, OH 454291194717876
- Shruti Patel, MDDayton, OH 454291053635045
- Satish Kumar Sarvepalli, M.D., MPHDayton, OH 454291750584744
Common questions
What is Kunal R. Desai, MD's NPI number?
Kunal R. Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912189986, issued on Dec 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kunal R. Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 33 W Rahn RD, Dayton, OH, 45429. Phone: (937) 433-8990. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kunal R. Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35093998, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kunal R. Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kunal R. Desai, MD had 908 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kunal R. Desai, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.