NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Monal Desai, M.D. (IN MAY 2014)

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Akron, OH

Monal Desai, M.D. (IN MAY 2014) is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Akron, Ohio, and NPI 1407274541, issued on Apr 5, 2014. Check the license on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1407274541
Name
Monal Desai
Credential
M.D. (IN MAY 2014)
Primary taxonomy
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
License number
A154456 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
55 Arch St, Akron, OH 44304
Phone
(330) 375-3315
Enumerated
Apr 5, 2014
Record last updated
Dec 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(330) 375-7779
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190305002999); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Northeastern Ohio University College Of Medicine, 2014
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 55 Arch St

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

  1. Syed AhmedPsychiatry Physician1699208793
  2. Ferdinand Apolonio, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1134313711
  3. Amelia Bitonte, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1942696547
  4. Justin Catlett, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1821100421
  5. Paul Chenowith, D.O.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598183915
  6. Michael Crotty, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1215199559

Verify Monal Desai in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of OhioCheck the board
  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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80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024

145 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Monal Desai145
  2. Specialty average727

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin45 claims
  2. Duloxetine Hcl42 claims
  3. Baclofen21 claims
  4. Prednisone12 claims
  5. Lorazepam11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncSan Jose, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Monal Desai among 511 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Ohio

Monal Desai, M.D. (IN MAY 2014) is one of 511 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2007 among the 281 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Ohio

There are 511 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Ohio.

The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tracy CaseyAkron, OH 443041407637259
  2. Micah Baird, MDAkron, OH 443081154539617
  3. Kathryn Mosher, M.D.Akron, OH 443081144384470
  4. Melanie Rak, MDAkron, OH 443081417964677
  5. Steven Cremer, D.O.Akron, OH 443101275518987
  6. Michael Delahanty, DOAkron, OH 443121982697389
  7. Sam Jerome, DPT, PTAkron, OH 443121487110177
  8. Sean Trexler, PTAkron, OH 443191760267876

Common questions

What is Monal Desai, M.D. (IN MAY 2014)'s NPI number?

Monal Desai, M.D. (IN MAY 2014)'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407274541, issued on Apr 5, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Monal Desai, M.D. (IN MAY 2014) located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Arch St, Akron, OH, 44304. Phone: (330) 375-3315. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Monal Desai, M.D. (IN MAY 2014)'s license?

Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Monal Desai, M.D. (IN MAY 2014) prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Monal Desai, M.D. (IN MAY 2014) had 145 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. 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.