NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nilesh Desai, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · New Port Richey, FL

Nilesh Desai, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New Port Richey, Florida, and NPI 1255569554, issued on Jun 24, 2009. Check the license (Florida ME113423, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1255569554
Name
Nilesh Desai
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
ME113423 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5234 Little RD, New Port Richey, FL 34655
Phone
(727) 807-6900
Enumerated
Jun 24, 2009
Record last updated
Aug 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(727) 807-6901
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130403000219); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 2009
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 5234 Little RD

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

  1. Amanda Clevenger, FNPFamily Medicine Physician1780311209
  2. Bharat Desai, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1124122486
  3. Esmeralda Horozovic, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1386370179

Verify Nilesh Desai in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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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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8.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

27,562 Medicare Part D claims for 1,334 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 1,144 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nilesh Desai27,562
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium1,295 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium1,012 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium997 claims
  4. Lisinopril751 claims
  5. Omeprazole715 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl671 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: $114.62

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nilesh Desai$114.62
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Family Medical Doctors,llcNew Port Richey, FL
  2. Sports And Orthopedic Rehabilitation Services IncNew Port Richey, FL

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

Nilesh Desai among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida

Nilesh Desai, M.D. is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2009, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 56% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

59 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in New Port Richey

They are 59 of the 1,971 NPPES records with a practice address in New Port Richey, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Usha Agarwal, MDTrinity, FL 346551427043421
  2. Kurt Besch, M.D.Trinity, FL 346551659324432
  3. Jayadeva Chowdappa, MDTrinity, FL 346551609871805
  4. Sheilah Drevon, M.D.Trinity, FL 346551932295896
  5. Johnathan Frunzi, M.D.Trinity, FL 346551912102617
  6. Marcos Garcia, M.D.Trinity, FL 346551306038211
  7. Milia Ghaly, M.D.Trinity, FL 346551982742524
  8. Ghiath Kashlan, MDTrinity, FL 346551053393561

Common questions

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

Nilesh Desai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255569554, issued on Jun 24, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nilesh Desai, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5234 Little RD, New Port Richey, FL, 34655. Phone: (727) 807-6900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Florida license number ME113423, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Nilesh Desai, M.D. had 27,562 Medicare Part D claims for 1,334 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.