Shilpa Joshi Desai, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Cambridge, MA
Shilpa Joshi Desai, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and NPI 1104112879, issued on Jun 21, 2011. Check the license (Massachusetts 262235, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shilpa Joshi Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 262235 MA
248156 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Mount Auburn St, Cambridge, MA 02138
- Phone
- (617) 499-5571
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2011
- Record last updated
- Apr 29, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150602001870); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shilpa Joshi Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 262235Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
442 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate93 claims
- Latanoprost92 claims
- Restasis47 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol38 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine38 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate24 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: $878.35
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 4 group practices
- Center For Eye Health IncBrockton, MA
- North Suburban Eye Associates LLCWinchester, MA
- North Suburban Eye Associates PCWakefield, MA
- Pratt Ophthalmology Associates IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Shilpa Joshi Desai, MD's NPI number?
Shilpa Joshi Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104112879, issued on Jun 21, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shilpa Joshi Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Mount Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, 02138. Phone: (617) 499-5571. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shilpa Joshi Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 262235, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shilpa Joshi Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shilpa Joshi Desai, MD had 442 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.