Palak Amit Desai, M.D.
Medical Oncology Physician · Arlington Heights, IL
Palak Amit Desai, M.D. is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1386964781, issued on Jun 8, 2010. Check the license (Illinois 036133116, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Palak Amit Desai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- 036133116 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3060 W Salt Creek LN, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
- Phone
- (224) 251-1800
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (847) 763-8970
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130815000169); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Palak Amit Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036133116Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024
553 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis86 claims
- Anastrozole77 claims
- Tamoxifen Citrate55 claims
- Xtandi48 claims
- Letrozole39 claims
- Ondansetron Odt17 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: $1,287.46
55 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 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 one group practice
- Endeavor Health Medical GroupEvanston, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Palak Amit Desai among 182 medical oncology physician records in Illinois
Palak Amit Desai, M.D. is one of 182 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2000 among the 132 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Oncology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 182 medical oncology physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 medical oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Soble, M.D.Barrington, IL 600101134101025
- Thomas Weyburn, D.O.Crystal Lake, IL 600141487636478
- Anshu HemrajaniGlenview, IL 600261548653231
- Nicklas Pfanzelter, MDGlenview, IL 600261598968976
- Ariel Polish, MDGlenview, IL 600261740459882
- Elaine Wade, MDGlenview, IL 600261093752990
- Jalal Baig, M.D.Gurnee, IL 600311740647437
- Narendrakumar Kapadia, M.D.Gurnee, IL 600311457307118
Common questions
What is Palak Amit Desai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Palak Amit Desai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386964781, issued on Jun 8, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Palak Amit Desai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3060 W Salt Creek LN, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005. Phone: (224) 251-1800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Palak Amit Desai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036133116, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Palak Amit Desai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Palak Amit Desai, M.D. had 553 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. 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.