Payal Chandarana Desai, MD
Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician · Charlotte, NC
Payal Chandarana Desai, MD is a hematology (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1629109285, issued on Mar 8, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2009-00504, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Payal Chandarana Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0000X
- License number
- 2009-00504 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1021 Morehead Medical Dr, Charlotte, NC 28204
- Phone
- (980) 442-2000
- Enumerated
- Mar 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220613003131); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1021 Morehead Medical Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Payal Chandarana Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2009-00504Check 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 hematology (internal medicine) physician in 2024
815 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 496 among the 1,036 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 130 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxyurea131 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone58 claims
- Gabapentin52 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl52 claims
- Endari46 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen43 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $5,438.28
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was National Marrow Donor Program. The 721 providers of this specialty with any payment received $13,778.35 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
- The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital AuthorityCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Payal Chandarana Desai among 72 hematology (internal medicine) physician records in North Carolina
Payal Chandarana Desai, MD is one of 72 hematology (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 32% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 32% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 59 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 72 hematology (internal medicine) physician records in North Carolina.
All 72 in North Carolina → Every provider in Charlotte → Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hematology (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Manisha Bhutani, MDCharlotte, NC 282041013184571
- Edward Copelan, MDCharlotte, NC 282041962417451
- Kenneth Fink, MDCharlotte, NC 282041205817558
- Michael Grunwald, MDCharlotte, NC 282041356495949
- Mary Knovich, MDCharlotte, NC 282041750365128
- Patricia Kropf, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282041497957112
- Ruben Mesa, MDCharlotte, NC 282041962480475
- David Miller, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282041679592430
Common questions
What is Payal Chandarana Desai, MD's NPI number?
Payal Chandarana Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629109285, issued on Mar 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Payal Chandarana Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1021 Morehead Medical Dr, Charlotte, NC, 28204. Phone: (980) 442-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Payal Chandarana Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2009-00504, 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 Payal Chandarana Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Payal Chandarana Desai, MD had 815 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among hematology (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 496. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Payal Chandarana Desai, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.