NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shaan Himanshu Desai, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Philadelphia, PA

Shaan Himanshu Desai, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1952030439, issued on Jun 8, 2022. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD490145, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1952030439
Name
Shaan Himanshu Desai
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
MD490145 PA
MT225981 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3322 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140
Phone
(215) 707-1800
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2022
Record last updated
May 31, 2026
Fax
(215) 707-3644
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250624002975); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Howard University College Of Medicine, 2022
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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Also registered at 3322 N Broad St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mackenzie Abate, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1942958525
  2. Jennifer Aldrich, MDInternal Medicine Physician1386719979
  3. Jill Allenbaugh, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1366785339
  4. Carolyn Beauchamp, PA-CPhysician Assistant1356680292
  5. Samuel Black, MD, PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124697958
  6. Mark Cinquegrani, PHARMDPharmacist1730949314

Verify Shaan Himanshu Desai in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

409 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Shaan Desai409
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium33 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium20 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate17 claims
  4. Chlorthalidone17 claims
  5. Nifedipine Er14 claims
  6. Oxybutynin Chloride13 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Temple Faculty Practice Plan IncPhiladelphia, PA

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

Shaan Himanshu Desai among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

Shaan Himanshu Desai, MD 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 2022, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 85% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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).

1,855 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Philadelphia

They are 1,855 of the 42,849 NPPES records with a practice address in Philadelphia, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kathleen Coppola, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401932197837
  2. Giuliana Defrancesch, MDPhila, PA 191401154307783
  3. Susan Gersh, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401780672659
  4. Sharon Herring, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401285600197
  5. Lawrence Kaplan, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401225026198
  6. Karen Lin, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401194713099
  7. Keith McNellis, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401003804907
  8. Faria Mesgar, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401104814268

Common questions

What is Shaan Himanshu Desai, MD's NPI number?

Shaan Himanshu Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952030439, issued on Jun 8, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shaan Himanshu Desai, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3322 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA, 19140. Phone: (215) 707-1800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shaan Himanshu Desai, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD490145, 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 Shaan Himanshu Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shaan Himanshu Desai, MD had 409 Medicare Part D claims for 68 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.