Mehul Jagdish Desai, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Washington, DC
Mehul Jagdish Desai, M.D. is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1114045341, issued on Mar 26, 2007. Check the license on the District of Columbia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mehul Jagdish Desai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License number
- 107754 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2141 K St NW, Washington, DC 20037
- Phone
- (202) 808-8295
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 5, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (202) 808-8296
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070816000701); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2141 K St NW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Linda Assatourians, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1891881306
- Philip Assatourians, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1104912617
- Gwen Barch, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1942320734
- Anthony Barone, M.D.Specialist1780632166
Verify Mehul Jagdish Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersDistrict of Columbia Board of MedicineCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
271 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 89 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tizanidine Hcl62 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl21 claims
- Gabapentin20 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
- Baclofen18 claims
- Cephalexin13 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $47,269.55
78 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nalu Medical, Inc. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 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
- Privia Medical Group, LLCArlington, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in District of Columbia
There are 6 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in District of Columbia.
All 6 in District of Columbia → Every provider in Washington →
Other pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in District of Columbia
- Praxedes Belandres, M.D.Washington, DC1336233881
- William Kroski, D.O.Washington, DC1801094412
- Geet Paul, M.D.Washington, DC1265725436
- James PendletonWashington, DC1184155228
- Knell Villarta, PAWashington, DC1700560968
Common questions
What is Mehul Jagdish Desai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mehul Jagdish Desai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114045341, issued on Mar 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mehul Jagdish Desai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2141 K St NW, Washington, DC, 20037. Phone: (202) 808-8295. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mehul Jagdish Desai, M.D.'s license?
Search the District of Columbia Board of Medicine at https://dchealth.dc.gov/bomed. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mehul Jagdish Desai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mehul Jagdish Desai, M.D. had 271 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. 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.