NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Parul Mahendra Desai, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Austin, TX

Parul Mahendra Desai, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1922009976, issued on Aug 2, 2005. Check the license (Texas K6837, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1922009976
Name
Parul Mahendra Desai
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
K6837 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6818 Austin Center Blvd Ste 205, Austin, TX 78731
Phone
(512) 344-0450
Enumerated
Aug 2, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(512) 406-7318
Medicaid IDs
047218505 TX
047218504 TX
0472185-01 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070816000289); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1992
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6818 Austin Center Blvd Ste 205

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

  1. Yasir Al-Abboodi, MDGastroenterology Physician1295095081
  2. James Black, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1831159789
  3. Anthony Caruso, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1861417958
  4. Jessica Darnutzer, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1245627140
  5. Francisco Diaz Viera, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1174180269
  6. Regina Koshy, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1538397583

Verify Parul Mahendra Desai in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

2,006 Medicare Part D claims for 503 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Parul Desai2,006
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate298 claims
  2. Eliquis118 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium115 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate112 claims
  5. Lisinopril109 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium108 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: $1,610.71

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Parul Desai$1,610.71
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. Austin Regional Clinic PAAustin, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Parul Mahendra Desai among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas

Parul Mahendra Desai, MD is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Black, MDAustin, TX 787311831159789
  2. Anthony Caruso, MDAustin, TX 787311861417958
  3. Francisco Diaz Viera, MDAustin, TX 787311174180269
  4. Regina Koshy, MDAustin, TX 787311538397583
  5. Yan Liu, M.D., PH.D.Austin, TX 787311134446172
  6. George Rodgers, MDAustin, TX 787311487646667
  7. Saulette Tillman, M.D.Austin, TX 787311922298579
  8. Vipul Madhwani, MBBSAustin, TX 787351700291747

Common questions

What is Parul Mahendra Desai, MD's NPI number?

Parul Mahendra Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922009976, issued on Aug 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Parul Mahendra Desai, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6818 Austin Center Blvd Ste 205, Austin, TX, 78731. Phone: (512) 344-0450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Parul Mahendra Desai, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K6837, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Parul Mahendra Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Parul Mahendra Desai, MD had 2,006 Medicare Part D claims for 503 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.