Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Palak Desai, CRNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Newark, DE

Palak Desai, CRNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Newark, Delaware, and NPI 1992291280, issued on Jul 10, 2018. Check the license (Delaware LG-0001161, as entered in NPPES) with the Delaware board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1992291280
Name
Palak Desai
Credential
CRNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
LG-0001161 DE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
620 Stanton Christiana RD Ste 202, Newark, DE 19713
Phone
(302) 384-7439
Enumerated
Jul 10, 2018
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 620 Stanton Christiana RD Ste 202

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

  1. Shane Conaway, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1447728217
  2. Lori Kleiman, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1942403332
  3. Mallory Kowalski, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1356746382
  4. Kalyn Mozulay, PA-CPhysician Assistant1588260848

Verify Palak Desai in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Delaware board licenses this profession
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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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4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

5,482 Medicare Part D claims for 402 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,302 among the 128,048 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 3,287 claims were for opioids.

  1. Palak Desai5,482
  2. Specialty average1,302

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen741 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl677 claims
  3. Gabapentin401 claims
  4. Morphine Sulfate Er393 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen320 claims
  6. Tizanidine Hcl255 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: 62 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%0.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $909.11

60 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 91,435 providers of this specialty with any payment received $675.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Palak Desai$909.11
  2. Specialty average$675.31

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

  1. Advancexing Pain And Rehabilitation Clinic PANewark, DE

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.

153 family nurse practitioner records list a Newark practice address

They are 153 of the 4,662 NPPES records with a Newark practice address, and 607 family nurse practitioner records in Delaware.

Other family nurse practitioner records in Delaware

  1. Sara Abbo, CRNPNewark, DE1104223007
  2. Jessica Abbott, MSN FNP-BC, NP-CMilford, DE1467229542
  3. Jillian Abbott, FNP-CSelbyville, DE1114654472
  4. Jessica Abernathy-Lenowitz, NPSelbyville, DE1578526547
  5. Katherine Abernethy, NP-CNew Castle, DE1629477153
  6. Cecilia Aboagye, FNPHistoric New Castle, DE1023584430
  7. Cynthia Abrefa-KodomGeorgetown, DE1649975624
  8. Bogonko AchenchiDover, DE1437817624
  9. Pamela Achenchi, NPMiddletown, DE1144661596
  10. Nanaawawu Adeoye, NPDover, DE1750804118

Common questions

What is Palak Desai, CRNP's NPI number?

Palak Desai, CRNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992291280, issued on Jul 10, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Palak Desai, CRNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 620 Stanton Christiana RD Ste 202, Newark, DE, 19713. Phone: (302) 384-7439. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Palak Desai, CRNP's license?

NPPES lists Delaware license number LG-0001161, as entered by the provider. Search the Delaware board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Palak Desai, CRNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Palak Desai, CRNP had 5,482 Medicare Part D claims for 402 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,302. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Palak Desai, CRNP's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 62 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.