Nitin R. Desai, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Columbus, GA
Nitin R. Desai, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1497926430, issued on Mar 18, 2008. Check the license (Georgia 042810, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nitin R. Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 042810 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2410 Double Churches RD, Columbus, GA 31909
- Phone
- (706) 576-4600
- Enumerated
- Mar 18, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00733994B GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080327000256); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nitin R. Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 042810Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,208 Medicare Part D claims for 369 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 197 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium290 claims
- Potassium Chloride170 claims
- Terazosin Hcl167 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium163 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate159 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate153 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $201.34
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Nitin R. Desai among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia
Nitin R. Desai, MD is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 51% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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 207R00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
53 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbus
They are 53 of the 5,517 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Nitin R. Desai, MD's NPI number?
Nitin R. Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497926430, issued on Mar 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nitin R. Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2410 Double Churches RD, Columbus, GA, 31909. Phone: (706) 576-4600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nitin R. Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 042810, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nitin R. Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nitin R. Desai, MD had 5,208 Medicare Part D claims for 369 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nitin R. Desai, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.9 of 100. 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.