NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Neha Nilesh Desai, DO

Hospitalist Physician · Joplin, MO

Neha Nilesh Desai, DO is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Joplin, Missouri, and NPI 1104559988, issued on Jul 8, 2022. Check the license (Missouri 2025051902, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; 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
1104559988
Name
Neha Nilesh Desai
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
2025051902 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1102 W 32ND St, Joplin, MO 64804
Phone
(417) 347-4570
Enumerated
Jul 8, 2022
Record last updated
Jan 23, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260122001405); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Edward Via Col Of Osteo Medicine-Carolinas Campus, 2022
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 1102 W 32ND St

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

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  2. Esther Adams, LPTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1215366927
  3. Amenyedu Adovor, D.O.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1740521327
  4. Ayaz AhmedEmergency Medicine Physician1306541529
  5. Farhan Ahmed, MDHospitalist Physician1144895814
  6. Oluwafemi Ajibola, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1790245835

Verify Neha Nilesh Desai in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

769 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Neha Desai769
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl28 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium26 claims
  3. Gabapentin25 claims
  4. Lisinopril25 claims
  5. Ozempic25 claims
  6. Duloxetine Hcl21 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. Freeman-Oak Hill Health SystemJoplin, MO

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

Neha Nilesh Desai among 930 hospitalist physician records in Missouri

Neha Nilesh Desai, DO is one of 930 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 89% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2014 among the 715 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 25% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

45 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Joplin

They are 45 of the 2,443 NPPES records with a practice address in Joplin, and 930 hospitalist physician records in Missouri.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Buvat, MDJoplin, MO 648041518012574
  2. Rodney Donham, DOJoplin, MO 648041730155102
  3. Shazia Habib, MDJoplin, MO 648041760414254
  4. Constance Hardy, M.D.Joplin, MO 648041568409829
  5. Dianne Hardy, MDJoplin, MO 648041376765842
  6. Julie Hoffmann Janisch, DOJoplin, MO 648041316900921
  7. William Kessler, M.D.Joplin, MO 648041265421739
  8. Robert McNab, D.O.Joplin, MO 648041225032618

Common questions

What is Neha Nilesh Desai, DO's NPI number?

Neha Nilesh Desai, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104559988, issued on Jul 8, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Neha Nilesh Desai, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1102 W 32ND St, Joplin, MO, 64804. Phone: (417) 347-4570. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Neha Nilesh Desai, DO's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2025051902, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Neha Nilesh Desai, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Neha Nilesh Desai, DO had 769 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.