Natasha Tushar Desai, MD
Family Medicine Physician · San Marcos, TX
Natasha Tushar Desai, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Marcos, Texas, and NPI 1861074247, issued on Apr 25, 2021. Check the license (Texas U3197, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Natasha Tushar Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- U3197 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2406 Hunter RD Ste 106, San Marcos, TX 78666
- Phone
- (512) 396-7686
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2021
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240917000962); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2406 Hunter RD Ste 106
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Natasha Tushar Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U3197Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
936 Medicare Part D claims for 272 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate37 claims
- Losartan Potassium35 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium34 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium32 claims
- Lisinopril31 claims
- Gabapentin30 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: $114.43
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 one group practice
- Central Texas Community Health CentersAustin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Natasha Tushar Desai among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Natasha Tushar Desai, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 51% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 family medicine physician records list a practice address in San Marcos
They are 27 of the 1,003 NPPES records with a practice address in San Marcos, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Natasha Tushar Desai, MD's NPI number?
Natasha Tushar Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861074247, issued on Apr 25, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Natasha Tushar Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2406 Hunter RD Ste 106, San Marcos, TX, 78666. Phone: (512) 396-7686. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Natasha Tushar Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U3197, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Natasha Tushar Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Natasha Tushar Desai, MD had 936 Medicare Part D claims for 272 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.