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Active
2026 NPPES data Internal Medicine Physician NPI 1952600637 DO
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Internal Medicine Physician in Houston, Texas.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 172,858 in Internal Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 247 beneficiaries · Internal Medicine Physician avg: 3K
Industry payments
$18.01
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Minesh Desai, DO filed 1,433 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Internal Medicine Physician in Houston, Texas.
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2023
- $18.01
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Minesh Desai, DO's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
1,433 Top 20% higher than 80% of 1,370,886 prescribers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
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Board-eligible specialty (heuristic, not verified)
Minesh Desai, DO practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Minesh Desai, DO?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Internal Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,433 47% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Texas
How Internal Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Internal Medicine Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Minesh Desai, DO appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Internal Medicine Physician provider holding DO credentials at 18220 STATE HIGHWAY 249 STE 400, Houston, TX, 77070, with a listed phone of (281) 737-0570. NPI 1952600637 was issued on 03/21/2011.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 1,433 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 247 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $58K in drug spend.
Internal Medicine Physician is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 172,858 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 2,716 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1952600637 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Internal Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | DO |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 03/21/2011 |
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Minesh Desai, DO. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$18
Largest payer
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Texas TMB 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Minesh Desai, DO. To verify Minesh Desai, DO's current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases
TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
1,433
Total Claims
$58K
Total Drug Cost
247
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 3,558
- Total Day Supply
- 102,862
- Generic Drug Cost
- $25K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 73
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 74.1 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.21
- Gender Split
- 52% female / 48% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Minesh Desai, DO prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
214 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium
Levothyroxine Sodium
153 claims
- Fluticasone Propio… 82
Fluticasone Propionate
82 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate 56
Amlodipine Besylate
56 claims
- Ezetimibe 47
Ezetimibe
47 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate 47
Metoprolol Succinate
47 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl 40
Tamsulosin Hcl
40 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium 39
Diclofenac Sodium
39 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 214 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 153 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 82 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 56 |
| Ezetimibe | 47 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 47 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 40 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 39 |
| Lisinopril | 39 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 39 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Internal Medicine Physician Overview
How Minesh Desai, DO fits within the Internal Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
172,858
Internal Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Internal Medicine Physician
2,716
Avg Claims per Provider
Minesh Desai, DO's 1,433 claims are below the specialty average of 2,716.
Nearby Internal Medicine Physician Providers in Texas
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Desai.
Dr. Muhammad A. Sattar
MD
Dallas, TX
Anunaya Aashish
Denton, TX
Dr. Queenie Ann Abad
M.D.
San Antonio, TX
Dr. Fuad Abaleka
M.D
Lubbock, TX
Dr. Carol Abalihi
M.D.
El Paso, TX
Compare Internal Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Minesh Desai, DO's specialty? ▼
Minesh Desai, DO specializes in Internal Medicine Physician and practices in Houston, Texas. Credentials: DO.
How much does Minesh Desai, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Minesh Desai, DO wrote 1,433 Medicare Part D claims totaling $58K in drug costs for 247 beneficiaries.
Where is Minesh Desai, DO located? ▼
Minesh Desai, DO is located at 18220 STATE HIGHWAY 249 STE 400, Houston, TX, 77070. Phone: (281) 737-0570.
What is Minesh Desai, DO's NPI number? ▼
Minesh Desai, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952600637, issued on 03/21/2011.
How many Internal Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 172,858 Internal Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Internal Medicine Physician provider writes 2,716 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Minesh Desai, DO prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Minesh Desai, DO's most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium, Fluticasone Propionate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Minesh Desai, DO accept Medicare? ▼
Minesh Desai, DO appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,433 Part D claims and 247 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Minesh Desai, DO's credentials? ▼
Minesh Desai, DO's NPI is 1952600637 with credentials DO. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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