NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nancy Desai, M.D.

Rheumatology Physician · Wilkes Barre, PA

Nancy Desai, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1912438003, issued on Mar 21, 2017. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD477631, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1912438003
Name
Nancy Desai
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License numbers
MD477631 PA
272287 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
675 Baltimore Dr, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
Phone
(570) 808-6111
Enumerated
Mar 21, 2017
Record last updated
Aug 19, 2022
Fax
(570) 808-6348
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220914002025); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Boston University School Of Medicine, 2017
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 675 Baltimore Dr

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

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  4. Meghan Archer, RDNRegistered Dietitian1588311468
  5. Deborah Baird, PA-CPhysician Assistant1477527356
  6. Christa Baker, CRNPNurse Practitioner1881825297

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  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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2% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024

1,930 Medicare Part D claims for 390 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nancy Desai1,930
  2. Specialty average1,978

Most prescribed

  1. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate388 claims
  2. Prednisone374 claims
  3. Methotrexate148 claims
  4. Humira Pen89 claims
  5. Allopurinol76 claims
  6. Alendronate Sodium62 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: $42.67

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nancy Desai$42.67
  2. Specialty average$8,538.33

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

  1. Lancaster General Medical GroupLancaster, PA

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

Nancy Desai among 413 rheumatology physician records in Pennsylvania

Nancy Desai, M.D. is one of 413 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 87% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 87% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 275 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Rheumatology Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 413 rheumatology physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Martin Blidner, MDWilkes Barre, PA 187021598827792
  2. Brian Delvecchio, D.O.Wilkes Barre, PA 187021215993613
  3. Zahid Husain, MDWilkes Barre, PA 187021104988310
  4. Omair Khan, MBBSWilkes Barre, PA 187021073285391
  5. Victor Labbate, MDWilkes Barre, PA 187021689736894
  6. Gnanesh Patel, MDWilkes Barre, PA 187021316238298
  7. David Pugliese, D.O.Wilkes Barre, PA 187021548225543
  8. Birju Bhatt, MDWilkes Barre, PA 187111881912236

Common questions

What is Nancy Desai, M.D.'s NPI number?

Nancy Desai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912438003, issued on Mar 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nancy Desai, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 675 Baltimore Dr, Wilkes Barre, PA, 18702. Phone: (570) 808-6111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nancy Desai, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD477631, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nancy Desai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nancy Desai, M.D. had 1,930 Medicare Part D claims for 390 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.