Puja H. Desai, O.D.
Optometrist · Arlington Heights, IL
Puja H. Desai, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1992050967, issued on Jul 16, 2012. Check the license (Illinois 046010565, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Puja H. Desai
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 046010565 IL
4901005774 MI
3881-35 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1588 N Arlington Heights RD, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
- Phone
- (847) 306-4477
- Enumerated
- Jul 16, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 30, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130819000741); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1588 N Arlington Heights RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Margaret Albertson, O.D.Optometrist1295090447
- Danial Asim, O.D.Optometrist1558295550
- Jency Elakkatt, O.D.Optometrist1730378647
- Carl Garfinkle, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1528082476
- Adam Prickett, MDOphthalmology Physician1114224987
- Christine Pundy, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1831110733
Verify Puja H. Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046010565Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
80 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost14 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone12 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: $771.26
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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 2 group practices
- Greenville Eye Glass And Contacts IncGreenville, IL
- Northwest Eye Physicians, LtdArlington Heights, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Puja H. Desai among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Puja H. Desai, O.D. is one of 2,697 optometrist records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
39 optometrist records list a practice address in Arlington Heights
They are 39 of the 2,697 NPPES records with a practice address in Arlington Heights, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jodi Acharya, O.D.Arlington Heights, IL 600041982769469
- Margaret Albertson, O.D.Arlington Heights, IL 600041295090447
- Jency Elakkatt, O.D.Arlington Heights, IL 600041730378647
- Julia Estrin-Rosselson, O.D.Arlington Heights, IL 600041821151689
- Duane Fontana, ODArlington Heights, IL 600041588609622
- Joann Hamm, O.D.Arlington Heights, IL 600041942368154
- Ulfat KhanArlington Heights, IL 600041124322417
- Paul Lederer, O.D.Arlington Heights, IL 600041336205368
Common questions
What is Puja H. Desai, O.D.'s NPI number?
Puja H. Desai, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992050967, issued on Jul 16, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Puja H. Desai, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1588 N Arlington Heights RD, Arlington Heights, IL, 60004. Phone: (847) 306-4477. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Puja H. Desai, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046010565, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Puja H. Desai, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Puja H. Desai, O.D. had 80 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.