Sandhya P. Desai, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Wilkes Barre, PA
Sandhya P. Desai, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1790703775, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD417731, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sandhya P. Desai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD417731 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 E End Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711
- Phone
- (570) 824-3521
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071231000142); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sandhya P. Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD417731Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,843 Medicare Part D claims for 360 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 145 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium315 claims
- Alprazolam174 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium169 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate122 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium99 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium98 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: $709.71
42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Drs Blum And Desai LLCWilkes-Barre, PA
- Phoenix Rehabilitation And Health Services IncCranberry Twp, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sandhya P. Desai among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Sandhya P. Desai, M.D. is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
58 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Wilkes Barre
They are 58 of the 2,654 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Sandhya P. Desai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sandhya P. Desai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790703775, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sandhya P. Desai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 E End Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA, 18711. Phone: (570) 824-3521. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sandhya P. Desai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD417731, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sandhya P. Desai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sandhya P. Desai, M.D. had 3,843 Medicare Part D claims for 360 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.