Kuntal Desai, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Birmingham, AL
Kuntal Desai, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1538655022, issued on Jul 8, 2018. Check the license (Alabama 42872, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kuntal Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 42872 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 625 19TH Street South, Birmingham, AL 35249
- Phone
- (334) 875-4184
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 31, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211006000304); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kuntal Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 42872Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
486 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levofloxacin30 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa26 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium24 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate21 claims
- Eliquis19 claims
- Methylprednisolone17 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 one group practice
- Hospital Medicine Associates LLCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kuntal Desai among 348 hospitalist physician records in Alabama
Kuntal Desai, MD is one of 348 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 60% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2013 among the 275 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Alabama
There are 348 hospitalist physician records in Alabama.
All 348 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Caroline Alena, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491528395696
- Kevin Allen, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491740547876
- Siddharth Bansal, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491336452366
- Amanda Brito, MDBirmingham, AL 352491871912378
- Laura Buell, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491275823437
- Joshua Burkhart, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491801153937
- Eric Cornatzer, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491700020948
- Justin Glasgow, MD PHDBirmingham, AL 352491790129070
Common questions
What is Kuntal Desai, MD's NPI number?
Kuntal Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538655022, issued on Jul 8, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kuntal Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 625 19TH Street South, Birmingham, AL, 35249. Phone: (334) 875-4184. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kuntal Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 42872, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kuntal Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kuntal Desai, MD had 486 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.