Samir Desai, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Shawnee, KS
Samir Desai, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Shawnee, Kansas, and NPI 1952417644, issued on Aug 22, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 04249382, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samir Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 04249382 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7255 Renner RD, Shawnee, KS 66217
- Phone
- (913) 631-0405
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (913) 631-0409
- Medicaid ID
- 100158200C KS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041007000433); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest infectious disease physician records → All 66 in Kansas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 7255 Renner RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Arundhati Desai, MDInfectious Disease Physician1982642476
- Nancy Lang, MSW, LCSW, LSCSWClinical Social Worker1285790303
- Pravin Patel, MDGastroenterology Physician1760598429
- Aileen Utley, PH.D.Counseling Psychologist1942325816
Verify Samir Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
Search for license 04249382Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% more Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
1,029 Medicare Part D claims for 284 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin150 claims
- Daptomycin104 claims
- Ertapenem104 claims
- Cefazolin Sodium62 claims
- Amoxicillin57 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate56 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): 53.6 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $213.96
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Melinta Therapeutics, LLC. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- KC Infectious Disease Consultants, LLCShawnee, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samir Desai among 66 infectious disease physician records in Kansas
Samir Desai, MD is one of 66 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2003 among the 49 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Kansas
There are 66 infectious disease physician records in Kansas.
All 66 in Kansas → Every provider in Shawnee → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Himal Bajracharya, M.D.Shawnee, KS 662171699878504
- Arundhati Desai, MDShawnee, KS 662171982642476
- Glenn Mackay, MDShawnee, KS 662171356457006
- William Downham, M.D.Overland Park, KS 662131528289469
- Glenn Hodges, MDOverland Park, KS 662121508208083
- Michael Driks, M.D.Overland Park, KS 662111174587422
- Jared Frisby, DOOverland Park, KS 662111649706243
- Prapas Gerjarusak, MDLeawood, KS 662111861598344
Common questions
What is Samir Desai, MD's NPI number?
Samir Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952417644, issued on Aug 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samir Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7255 Renner RD, Shawnee, KS, 66217. Phone: (913) 631-0405. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samir Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 04249382, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Samir Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samir Desai, MD had 1,029 Medicare Part D claims for 284 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samir Desai, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 53.6 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.