NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Purav Desai, DDS

Dentist · Robstown, TX

Purav Desai, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Robstown, Texas, and NPI 1689857872, issued on Dec 11, 2007. Check the license (Texas 24395, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; 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
1689857872
Name
Purav Desai
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License numbers
24395 TX
DD3081 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
201 E Avenue J, Robstown, TX 78380
Phone
(361) 387-1531
Enumerated
Dec 11, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 10, 2025
Fax
(361) 767-8802
Medicaid ID
205951101 TX
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 201 E Avenue J

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dentist in 2024

194 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Purav Desai194
  2. Specialty average86

Most prescribed

  1. Chlorhexidine Gluconate94 claims
  2. Amoxicillin76 claims
  3. Ibuprofen11 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: $132.96

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Purav Desai$132.96
  2. Specialty average$540.36

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Purav Desai among 6,572 dentist records in Texas

Purav Desai, DDS is one of 6,572 dentist records with a practice address in Texas. 64% 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 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 18% of these records are older, 70% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 dentist records list a practice address in Robstown

They are 3 of the 48 NPPES records with a practice address in Robstown, and 6,572 dentist records in Texas.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Foster, D.D.S.Robstown, TX 783801548394299
  2. Donald Jackman, D.D.S.Robstown, TX 783801124023395
  3. Thomas Hennes, DDSRockport, TX 783821407120660
  4. Jon Romer, DDSRockport, TX 783821073540936
  5. Hani Aref, DMDPortland, TX 783741508469610
  6. Nadia Hatami FardyPortland, TX 783741598602252
  7. Carlos Jaramillo, DDSPortland, TX 783741326106071
  8. Michael Mauldin, D.D.S.Portland, TX 783741588670939

Common questions

What is Purav Desai, DDS's NPI number?

Purav Desai, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689857872, issued on Dec 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Purav Desai, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 E Avenue J, Robstown, TX, 78380. Phone: (361) 387-1531. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Purav Desai, DDS's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 24395, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Purav Desai, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Purav Desai, DDS had 194 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.