Minal Prashant Desai, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Knightdale, NC
Minal Prashant Desai, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Knightdale, North Carolina, and NPI 1659649663, issued on Dec 5, 2011. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Minal Prashant Desai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 57.019698 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 162 Legacy Oaks Dr, Knightdale, NC 27545
- Phone
- (919) 373-1810
- Enumerated
- Dec 5, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191220002246); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 162 Legacy Oaks Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Patrick Gregory, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1447553599
- Lindsey Hack, PTPhysical Therapist1659695252
- John Halpin, PA-CPhysician Assistant1821074055
- Anthony Hamm, DCChiropractor1467438416
- Laurie King, ATC, LATAthletic Trainer1043640790
- Jennifer Laughlin, PA-CPhysician Assistant1962584953
Verify Minal Prashant Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
39 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Duke University Affiliated Physicians, Inc.Cary, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Minal Prashant Desai among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Minal Prashant Desai, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Knightdale
They are 13 of the 403 NPPES records with a practice address in Knightdale, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Minal Prashant Desai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Minal Prashant Desai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659649663, issued on Dec 5, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Minal Prashant Desai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 162 Legacy Oaks Dr, Knightdale, NC, 27545. Phone: (919) 373-1810. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Minal Prashant Desai, M.D.'s license?
Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Minal Prashant Desai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Minal Prashant Desai, M.D. had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.