Rikesh Rajendra Desai, MD
Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Surprise, AZ
Rikesh Rajendra Desai, MD is a geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Surprise, Arizona, and NPI 1396966743, issued on May 2, 2007. Check the license (Arizona 36199, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rikesh Rajendra Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QG0300X
- License number
- 36199 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13921 W Grand Ave, Surprise, AZ 85374
- Phone
- (623) 214-2200
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (623) 214-2208
- Medicaid ID
- 363867 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070925000038); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rikesh Rajendra Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 36199Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
11,877 Medicare Part D claims for 1,089 beneficiaries, against an average of 5,222 among the 1,271 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 115 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium689 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium614 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium537 claims
- Lisinopril443 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate371 claims
- Losartan Potassium333 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: $2,112.08
65 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 460 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,218.49 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
- Bhsm Rehabilitation LLCPeoria, AZ
- Westside Internal Medicine PCSun City, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rikesh Rajendra Desai among 41 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records in Arizona
Rikesh Rajendra Desai, MD is one of 41 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 63% 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 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 1999 among the 16 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QG0300X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Arizona
There are 41 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records in Arizona.
All 41 in Arizona → Every provider in Surprise → Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dapinderjit Gill, M.D.Surprise, AZ 853741114333911
- Albert Ruttinger, D.O.Surprise, AZ 853741740253434
- Sarah Payne, D.O.Peoria, AZ 853811114145778
- Annie Khurana, MDSun City, AZ 853511326160201
- Uzma Jafri, M.D.Buckeye, AZ 853261912104886
- Mohammad Khezrian, MDChandler, AZ 852861922176239
- Mila Easapour Cheshani, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852581871861617
- Theodore Rudberg, MDParadise Valley, AZ 852531033100615
Common questions
What is Rikesh Rajendra Desai, MD's NPI number?
Rikesh Rajendra Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396966743, issued on May 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rikesh Rajendra Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13921 W Grand Ave, Surprise, AZ, 85374. Phone: (623) 214-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rikesh Rajendra Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 36199, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rikesh Rajendra Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rikesh Rajendra Desai, MD had 11,877 Medicare Part D claims for 1,089 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 5,222. 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.