Ninad Desai
Neurology Physician · Raleigh, NC
Ninad Desai is a neurology physician with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1386031441, issued on Apr 16, 2015. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ninad Desai
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 66452 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3400 Wake Forest RD, Raleigh, NC 27609
- Phone
- (919) 862-5620
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2015
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230822003428); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3400 Wake Forest RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Nkechi Ajuonuma, DNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1407364607
- Rhiki AlegriaPhysician Assistant1841181286
- Justin Allen, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1487034245
- Avery Andrews, MS, RD, LDNRegistered Dietitian1962295634
Verify Ninad Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
67 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 84.5 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: $75.00
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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 2 group practices
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncRaleigh, NC
- Legacy Healthcare Services IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ninad Desai among 621 neurology physician records in North Carolina
Ninad Desai is one of 621 neurology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2015, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 457 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 621 neurology physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kumaraswamy Guttalu Krishnamurthy Rao, MD, PHDRaleigh, NC 276091427468784
- Sandy Kimmel, D.O.Raleigh, NC 276091598714313
- Susan Pate, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091356538698
- Mariam Wasim, MDRaleigh, NC 276091205125101
- Guangbin Xia, MD, PHDRaleigh, NC 276091811105364
- Hussein Alshammari, MDRaleigh, NC 276071215463542
- Mohit Datta, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276071720217102
- Ryan Ghusayni, MDRaleigh, NC 276071245736222
Common questions
What is Ninad Desai's NPI number?
Ninad Desai's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386031441, issued on Apr 16, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ninad Desai located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3400 Wake Forest RD, Raleigh, NC, 27609. Phone: (919) 862-5620. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ninad Desai's license?
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 Ninad Desai prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ninad Desai had 67 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ninad Desai's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 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.