Megha Desai, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician · Lexington, KY
Megha Desai, MD is an endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1073721700, issued on May 18, 2007. Check the license (Kentucky 41459, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Megha Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician 207RE0101X
- License number
- 41459 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 740 S Limestone St, Lexington, KY 40536
- Phone
- (859) 323-2232
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (859) 257-1078
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101005001064); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 740 S Limestone St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- William Adkisson, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1659305746
- Ban Alattar, RPHPharmacist1659823805
- Ralph Amato, M.D.Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician1972537405
- Suzanna Attia, MDPediatric Gastroenterology Physician1528388915
- Judit Baffi, M.D., PH.D.Ophthalmology Physician1366766404
- Leslee Bertram, APRNPediatric Nurse Practitioner1346522737
Verify Megha Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 41459Check 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 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician in 2024
3,467 Medicare Part D claims for 403 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,630 among the 8,223 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium327 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er315 claims
- Mounjaro304 claims
- Ozempic162 claims
- Gabapentin122 claims
- Jardiance119 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): 95.5 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $165.92
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 5,661 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,742.15 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Baptist Health Medical Group IncLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 107 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Kentucky.
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- Moussa Alhaj, M.D.Ashland, KY1629029368
- Pamela Allweiss, MDLexington, KY1396047171
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Common questions
What is Megha Desai, MD's NPI number?
Megha Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073721700, issued on May 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Megha Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 740 S Limestone St, Lexington, KY, 40536. Phone: (859) 323-2232. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Megha Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 41459, 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 Megha Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Megha Desai, MD had 3,467 Medicare Part D claims for 403 beneficiaries; the average among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician prescribers was 2,630. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Megha Desai, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 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.