Nitinchandra Desai, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Fayetteville, NC
Nitinchandra Desai, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and NPI 1245202696, issued on Feb 1, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9600078, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nitinchandra Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 9600078 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1309 Medical Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28304
- Phone
- (910) 437-5130
- Enumerated
- Feb 1, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1309 Medical Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Andrea Harper, PA-CPhysician Assistant1346517497
- Anne LaughlinMedical Physician Assistant1952641938
- Irene Strickland, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1457397481
Verify Nitinchandra Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9600078Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,861 Medicare Part D claims for 354 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium382 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate273 claims
- Omeprazole213 claims
- Metformin Hcl211 claims
- Lisinopril184 claims
- Losartan Potassium179 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 97.6 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: $435.07
25 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc.. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Cumberland County Hospital System IncFayetteville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
123 internal medicine physician records list a Fayetteville practice address
They are 123 of the 7,028 NPPES records with a Fayetteville practice address, and 4,922 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 123 in Fayetteville → All 4,922 in North Carolina → Every provider in Fayetteville →
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Common questions
What is Nitinchandra Desai, MD's NPI number?
Nitinchandra Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245202696, issued on Feb 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nitinchandra Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1309 Medical Dr, Fayetteville, NC, 28304. Phone: (910) 437-5130. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nitinchandra Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9600078, 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 Nitinchandra Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nitinchandra Desai, MD had 5,861 Medicare Part D claims for 354 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nitinchandra Desai, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.