NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sagar Raman Desai, OD

Optometrist · Bossier City, LA

Sagar Raman Desai, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Bossier City, Louisiana, and NPI 1811513898, issued on Jun 24, 2020. Check the license (Louisiana 1918-854AT, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1811513898
Name
Sagar Raman Desai
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
1918-854AT LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2300 Hospital Dr Ste 140, Bossier City, LA 71111
Phone
(318) 746-2020
Enumerated
Jun 24, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201103000678); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern College Of Optometry, 2020
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
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26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

204 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.

  1. Sagar Desai204
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost43 claims
  2. Tobramycin-Dexamethasone31 claims
  3. Restasis30 claims
  4. Tobramycin17 claims
  5. Moxifloxacin15 claims
  6. Cyclosporine13 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: $598.44

18 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.

  1. Sagar Desai$598.44
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Bossier Eye Institute LLCBossier City, LA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Sagar Raman Desai among 540 optometrist records in Louisiana

Sagar Raman Desai, OD is one of 540 optometrist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2010 among the 329 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 66% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Louisiana

There are 540 optometrist records in Louisiana.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Adams, ODBossier City, LA 711111043240906
  2. Deana Clifton, O.D.Bossier City, LA 711111952404352
  3. Alicia Crooks, ODBossier City, LA 711111831354919
  4. Roger Davis, ODBossier City, LA 711111457411456
  5. Kelvin Garner, O.D.Bossier City, LA 711111093907818
  6. Carl Kelly, O.D.Bossier City, LA 711111235256819
  7. Christine Pastilong, O.D.Bossier City, LA 711111487618401
  8. Adam Bayer, ODBarksdale Afb, LA 711101285482752

Common questions

What is Sagar Raman Desai, OD's NPI number?

Sagar Raman Desai, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811513898, issued on Jun 24, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sagar Raman Desai, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2300 Hospital Dr Ste 140, Bossier City, LA, 71111. Phone: (318) 746-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sagar Raman Desai, OD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 1918-854AT, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sagar Raman Desai, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sagar Raman Desai, OD had 204 Medicare Part D claims for 130 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.