Nataraj Desai, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Casa Grande, AZ
Nataraj Desai, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Casa Grande, Arizona, and NPI 1851557201, issued on Aug 5, 2008. Check the license (Arizona 62758, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nataraj Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 62758 AZ
P0573 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1800 E Florence Blvd, Casa Grande, AZ 85122
- Phone
- (520) 381-6460
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (520) 381-6068
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210630000887); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1800 E Florence Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nataraj Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 62758Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
219 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin27 claims
- Prednisone26 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine20 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 claims
- Levofloxacin18 claims
- Cefdinir17 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $95.98
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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 5 group practices
- Banner Hospital Based Physicians Arizona LLCCasa Grande, AZ
- Exceptional Physician Group Arizona, PLLCMaricopa, AZ
- Exceptional Physicians Group Bullhead City Hospital PLLCBullhead City, AZ
- Exceptional Physicians Group Prescott Hospital PLLCPrescott, AZ
- Exceptional Physicians Group Yuma Hospital PLLCYuma, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nataraj Desai among 775 hospitalist physician records in Arizona
Nataraj Desai, MD is one of 775 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 28% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 28% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2011 among the 618 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
14 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Casa Grande
They are 14 of the 867 NPPES records with a practice address in Casa Grande, and 775 hospitalist physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Nataraj Desai, MD's NPI number?
Nataraj Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851557201, issued on Aug 5, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nataraj Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 E Florence Blvd, Casa Grande, AZ, 85122. Phone: (520) 381-6460. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nataraj Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 62758, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nataraj Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nataraj Desai, MD had 219 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nataraj Desai, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.