Praful Desai, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Newark, DE
Praful Desai, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Newark, Delaware, and NPI 1841383718, issued on Oct 2, 2006. Check the license (Delaware C1-0002715, as entered in NPPES) on the Delaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Praful Desai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- C1-0002715 DE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Rockford Dr, Newark, DE 19713
- Phone
- (302) 738-7040
- Enumerated
- Oct 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 29, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (302) 738-7042
- Medicaid ID
- 0000157101 DE
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120417000345); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 100 Rockford Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Emily Bewley, LCSWClinical Social Worker1689106080
- Diana Germosen, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1356582720
- Balfour GorePsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1154941029
- Alexander Jacobson, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1639199169
- Joshua MenardPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1215368410
- Johanna Mojica, PHARMDPharmacist1124271135
Verify Praful Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersDelaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
Search for license C1-0002715Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
874 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl54 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate51 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium47 claims
- Sertraline Hcl40 claims
- Olanzapine34 claims
- Divalproex Sodium Er30 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: $520.95
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Psychiatry Physician providers in Delaware
There are 162 psychiatry physician records in Delaware.
Other psychiatry physician records in Delaware
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- Omopariola Adegbola, MDWilmington, DE1255616397
- Nadeem Afzal, M.DNew Castle, DE1043525827
- Vishesh Agarwal, M.D.Wilmington, DE1609163971
- Anis Ahmed, MDMillsboro, DE1407877202
- Uzma AnsariNew Castle, DE1326778820
- Constantine Azarcon, M.D.Wilmington, DE1407998040
- Robert Bahnsen, M.D.Wilmington, DE1154697316
- Melody Benson, M.D.Lewes, DE1811080237
- Bruce Berg, M.D.Wilmington, DE1932279718
Common questions
What is Praful Desai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Praful Desai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841383718, issued on Oct 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Praful Desai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Rockford Dr, Newark, DE, 19713. Phone: (302) 738-7040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Praful Desai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Delaware license number C1-0002715, as entered by the provider. Search the Delaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://delpros.delaware.gov/OH_VerifyLicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Praful Desai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Praful Desai, M.D. had 874 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.