Lavanya Desai, MD
Family Medicine Physician · China Grove, NC
Lavanya Desai, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in China Grove, North Carolina, and NPI 1962714337, issued on Jul 13, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 2017-02552, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lavanya Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2017-02552 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2090 S US 29 Hwy, China Grove, NC 28023
- Phone
- (704) 403-6800
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180423000544); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2090 S US 29 Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lavanya Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2017-02552Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,177 Medicare Part D claims for 416 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 72 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium328 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate292 claims
- Lisinopril246 claims
- Omeprazole232 claims
- Losartan Potassium218 claims
- Trazodone Hcl215 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncChina Grove, NC
- Comprehab, IncGastonia, NC
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncSalisbury, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in China Grove
They are 7 of the 63 NPPES records with a practice address in China Grove, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 7 in China Grove → All 4,953 in North Carolina → Every provider in China Grove →
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- Linda Abbott, FNPEdenton, NC1306839832
- Thomas Abbott, MDWinston Salem, NC1659359875
- Mark Abel, M.D.Rocky Mount, NC1225180961
- Alain Michael Abellada, M.D.Fort Bragg, NC1649582685
- David Abernethy, MDHudson, NC1790785798
- Aya Abou-Jaoude, MDAsheville, NC1568222131
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Common questions
What is Lavanya Desai, MD's NPI number?
Lavanya Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962714337, issued on Jul 13, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lavanya Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2090 S US 29 Hwy, China Grove, NC, 28023. Phone: (704) 403-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lavanya Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2017-02552, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lavanya Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lavanya Desai, MD had 6,177 Medicare Part D claims for 416 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lavanya Desai, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. 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.