Ria Dirghayu Desai, MD
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician · Chicago, IL
Ria Dirghayu Desai, MD is a retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1235572173, issued on Apr 10, 2013. Check the license (Illinois 036.142549, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ria Dirghayu Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician 207WX0107X
- License number
- 036.142549 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 259 E Erie St Ste 1520, Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone
- (312) 695-8150
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170731003072); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ria Dirghayu Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036.142549Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician in 2024
37 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 620 among the 1,449 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 57% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate16 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): 94.1 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ria Dirghayu Desai among 72 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in Illinois
Ria Dirghayu Desai, MD is one of 72 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 67% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 63 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0107X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers in Illinois
There are 72 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Ria Dirghayu Desai, MD's NPI number?
Ria Dirghayu Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235572173, issued on Apr 10, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ria Dirghayu Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 259 E Erie St Ste 1520, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 695-8150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ria Dirghayu Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.142549, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ria Dirghayu Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ria Dirghayu Desai, MD had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician prescribers was 620. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ria Dirghayu Desai, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.