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.
- 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
- Record last updated
- Mar 31, 2022
- Fax
- (615) 343-8989
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151202000809); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mihir Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 52578Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 59 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33 claims
- Meloxicam31 claims
- 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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.
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; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Acumed LLC. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Mihir Desai among 60 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Tennessee
Mihir Desai, M.D is one of 60 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2009, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 57% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2009 among the 51 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 28% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 60 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 60 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Chelsea Brown, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321043746134
- Donald Lee, MDNashville, TN 372321346337482
- Jed Maslow, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321548601859
- Ivy Nguyen, MDNashville, TN 372321578191151
- Vincent Novak, MDNashville, TN 372321669405130
- Shaan PatelNashville, TN 372321194119347
- Mitchell Scull, MDNashville, TN 372321265051387
- Michael Vaughn, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321427476969
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 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mihir Desai, M.D's MIPS final 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), 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.