Sachin Desai, MD
Nephrology Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Sachin Desai, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1194761742, issued on Jun 21, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 34982, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sachin Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 34982 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 21410 N 19TH Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85027
- Phone
- (623) 780-1371
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (623) 780-1393
- Medicaid ID
- 145475 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060811000241); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 21410 N 19TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bryan Hoyt, DPTSpecialist1962448837
- Sungchun Lee, M.D.Nephrology Physician1033112818
- Guneet Mumick, M.D.Nephrology Physician1376657338
- Alexandra Presler, PA-CPhysician Assistant1093186603
Verify Sachin Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 34982Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,157 Medicare Part D claims for 301 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate136 claims
- Farxiga123 claims
- Valsartan122 claims
- Allopurinol120 claims
- Furosemide99 claims
- Calcitriol98 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: $1,033.69
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Outset Medical Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 one group practice
- Akdhc LLCPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Arizona
There are 278 nephrology physician records in Arizona.
Other nephrology physician records in Arizona
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- Sohail Abdul Salim, MDPhoenix, AZ1457658007
- Manuel Abrante, M.D.Mesa, AZ1942293527
- Naief Abudaff, MDPhoenix, AZ1295229920
- Chirag Acharya, MDSun City, AZ1437512506
- Mohit AgarwalPhoenix, AZ1407061781
- Irfan Ahmed, MDChandler, AZ1750540498
- Jamil Ahmed, M.D.Tucson, AZ1588685879
- Kamal Eldin Ahmed, M.D.Yuma, AZ1952352411
- Sami Alasfar, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ1447489000
Common questions
What is Sachin Desai, MD's NPI number?
Sachin Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194761742, issued on Jun 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sachin Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 21410 N 19TH Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85027. Phone: (623) 780-1371. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sachin Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 34982, 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 Sachin Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sachin Desai, MD had 2,157 Medicare Part D claims for 301 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.