Milind L. Desai, O.D.
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist · Knoxville, TN
Milind L. Desai, O.D. is a corneal and contact management optometrist with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1669406021, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee T1971, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Milind L. Desai
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist 152WC0802X
- License number
- T1971 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11232 W Point Dr, Knoxville, TN 37934
- Phone
- (865) 966-8255
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 966-8257
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040428001582); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest corneal and contact management optometrist records → All 23 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 11232 W Point Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lina Desai, O.D.Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist1609806637
Verify Milind L. Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license T1971Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average corneal and contact management optometrist in 2024
117 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 225 among the 585 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth43 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate18 claims
- Latanoprost12 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: $88.90
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 610 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,035.17 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
- Specialeyes IncKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Milind L. Desai among 23 corneal and contact management optometrist records in Tennessee
Milind L. Desai, O.D. is one of 23 corneal and contact management optometrist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 52% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 52% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 1993 among the 12 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152WC0802X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist providers in Tennessee
There are 23 corneal and contact management optometrist records in Tennessee.
All 23 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 corneal and contact management optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Cross, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379341346219938
- Lina Desai, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379341609806637
- Timothy Spicer, O.D.Maryville, TN 378031962471789
- Lloyd Tantum, O.D.Maryville, TN 378011326007592
- Yueren Wang, ODMemphis, TN 381041184100935
- Kevin Schwarz, ODMemphis, TN 381121952513707
- Cathy Braswell, O.D.Memphis, TN 381151386693117
- John Lee, ODMemphis, TN 381171407859853
Common questions
What is Milind L. Desai, O.D.'s NPI number?
Milind L. Desai, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669406021, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Milind L. Desai, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11232 W Point Dr, Knoxville, TN, 37934. Phone: (865) 966-8255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Milind L. Desai, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number T1971, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Milind L. Desai, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Milind L. Desai, O.D. had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among corneal and contact management optometrist prescribers was 225. 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.