Nikita Desai, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Greensboro, NC
Nikita Desai, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Greensboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1356600662, issued on May 7, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 2020-03963, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nikita Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- 2020-03963 NC
1356600662 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3511 W Market St Ste 100, Greensboro, NC 27403
- Phone
- (336) 522-8999
- Enumerated
- May 7, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 522-8998
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201117000931); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3511 W Market St Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Sierra Eggers, FNPNurse Practitioner1376429654
Verify Nikita Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2020-03963Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,663 Medicare Part D claims for 291 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 62% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Breztri Aerosphere246 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa221 claims
- Montelukast Sodium141 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta82 claims
- Stiolto Respimat72 claims
- Breo Ellipta71 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: $921.04
46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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 4 group practices
- Carolinas Medical CenterCharlotte, NC
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncCharlotte, NC
- Moses Cone Medical Services IncGreensboro, NC
- The Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital Operating CorporationGreensboro, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nikita Desai among 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina
Nikita Desai, MD is one of 429 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2001 among the 333 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207RP1001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina.
All 429 in North Carolina → Every provider in Greensboro → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rakesh Alva, MDGreensboro, NC 274031093868929
- Robert Byrum, MDGreensboro, NC 274031487620654
- Keith Clance, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274031225090889
- Jonathan Dewald, MDGreensboro, NC 274031366829293
- Chi Jane Ellison, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274031376982876
- Praveen Mannam, M.DGreensboro, NC 274031316113897
- Adewale Olalere, MDGreensboro, NC 274031538160262
- Murali Ramaswamy, MD FAAFPGreensboro, NC 274031013994797
Common questions
What is Nikita Desai, MD's NPI number?
Nikita Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356600662, issued on May 7, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nikita Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3511 W Market St Ste 100, Greensboro, NC, 27403. Phone: (336) 522-8999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nikita Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2020-03963, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nikita Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nikita Desai, MD had 1,663 Medicare Part D claims for 291 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.