Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Mihir Desai, M.D

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Nashville, TN

Mihir Desai, M.D is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1962644658, issued on Mar 27, 2009. Check the license (Tennessee 52578, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1962644658
Name
Mihir Desai
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License number
52578 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1215 21St Ave S, Nashville, TN 37232
Phone
(615) 322-4683
Enumerated
Mar 27, 2009
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1215 21St Ave S

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rima Abou-Khalil, CCC SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1174916514
  2. Lindsey Aldred, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1780989491
  3. Federica Angel, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306010749
  4. Meredith Ashford, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1144614850
  5. Katherine Bachmann, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1275763336
  6. Dennis Bellamy, ATC/LAthletic Trainer1528020252

Verify Mihir Desai in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

117 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 1,440 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 59 claims were for opioids.

  1. Mihir Desai117
  2. Specialty average185

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33 claims
  2. Meloxicam31 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl18 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 97.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $9,286.91

12 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Acumed LLC. The 1,202 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,994.50 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mihir Desai$9,286.91
  2. Specialty average$6,994.50

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 41 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Tennessee.

Other orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Tennessee

  1. Paul Abbey, MDHermitage, TN1124029699
  2. Dave Alexander, M.D.Nashville, TN1922007384
  3. Daniel Branham, MDOak Ridge, TN1467661223
  4. Chelsea Brown, M.D.Nashville, TN1043746134
  5. Shervondalonn Brown, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN1922198480
  6. Edward Burns, MDKnoxville, TN1174508808
  7. James Calandruccio, M.D.Germantown, TN1316933138
  8. David Cannon, M.D.Germantown, TN1578504668
  9. Tyler Cannon, M.D.Memphis, TN1891967147
  10. Peter Casey, MDNashville, TN1184087371

Common questions

What is Mihir Desai, M.D's NPI number?

Mihir Desai, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962644658, issued on Mar 27, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mihir Desai, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1215 21St Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-4683. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mihir Desai, M.D's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 52578, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Mihir Desai, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mihir Desai, M.D had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 185. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Mihir Desai, M.D's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.