Sapna Vinod Desai, M.D.
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Metairie, LA
Sapna Vinod Desai, M.D. is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1538335500, issued on Apr 30, 2008. Check the license (Louisiana MD.203653, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sapna Vinod Desai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License numbers
- MD.203653 LA
125044012 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4228 Houma Blvd Ste 510, Metairie, LA 70006
- Phone
- (504) 988-6113
- Enumerated
- Apr 30, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2026
- Fax
- (504) 988-7795
- Medicaid IDs
- 09026296 MS
2112601 LA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100901000857); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4228 Houma Blvd Ste 510
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jamil Borgi, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1184823288
- Aabha Divya, MBBS, MS, MCHThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1720868649
- Saul Garcia, PA-CPhysician Assistant1194109454
- Adam Lick, MDAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1508216805
- Cristina Sanina, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1497204291
Verify Sapna Vinod Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.203653Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% more Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
3,527 Medicare Part D claims for 448 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Warfarin Sodium315 claims
- Entresto269 claims
- Furosemide177 claims
- Spironolactone176 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate142 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium141 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: $1,100.45
39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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
- Administrators OF The Tulane Educational FundMetairie, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 18 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Louisiana.
Other advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Louisiana
- Senthil Anand, M.B.B.S.New Orleans, LA1053726273
- Siby Ayalloore, MDOpelousas, LA1891985081
- Clement Eiswirth, MDNew Orleans, LA1477538726
- Peter Fail, MDHouma, LA1437156429
- Selim Krim, M.D.New Orleans, LA1366643025
- John Lawrence, MDLafayette, LA1114345014
- Thierry Lejemtel, MDNew Orleans, LA1972619757
- Adam Lick, MDMetairie, LA1508216805
- David Moll, MDBaton Rouge, LA1780846717
- Hamang Patel, MDNew Orleans, LA1801842158
Common questions
What is Sapna Vinod Desai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sapna Vinod Desai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538335500, issued on Apr 30, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sapna Vinod Desai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4228 Houma Blvd Ste 510, Metairie, LA, 70006. Phone: (504) 988-6113. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sapna Vinod Desai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.203653, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sapna Vinod Desai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sapna Vinod Desai, M.D. had 3,527 Medicare Part D claims for 448 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. 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.