Prakash K. Desai, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Amarillo, TX
Prakash K. Desai, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Amarillo, Texas, and NPI 1346231750, issued on Nov 3, 2005. Check the license (Texas J6918, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Prakash K. Desai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- J6918 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1901 Port LN, Amarillo, TX 79106
- Phone
- (806) 358-4596
- Enumerated
- Nov 3, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (806) 468-0240
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041203000133); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Prakash K. Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J6918Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
8,498 Medicare Part D claims for 832 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carvedilol763 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium699 claims
- Clopidogrel615 claims
- Eliquis441 claims
- Losartan Potassium350 claims
- Sotalol350 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,082.97
61 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotronik 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Bsa Hospital LLCAmarillo, TX
- Northwest Texas Healthcare System IncAmarillo, TX
- Nwtx Physician Network PLLCAmarillo, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Prakash K. Desai among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Prakash K. Desai, M.D. 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
- Graduated1984 · 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.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ismaile Abdalla, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061386610285
- Anthony Agostini, DOAmarillo, TX 791061245234293
- Walter Allison, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061790775880
- Assadour Assadourian, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061912952581
- Ronald Chaffin, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061528057379
- Roberto Estevez, MDAmarillo, TX 791061376508424
- Jon Haddad, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061891762787
- Pedro Hernandez, M.D. P.A.Amarillo, TX 791061548257900
Common questions
What is Prakash K. Desai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Prakash K. Desai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346231750, issued on Nov 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Prakash K. Desai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1901 Port LN, Amarillo, TX, 79106. Phone: (806) 358-4596. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Prakash K. Desai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J6918, 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 Prakash K. Desai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Prakash K. Desai, M.D. had 8,498 Medicare Part D claims for 832 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Prakash K. Desai, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.