Sohum Desai, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Harlingen, TX
Sohum Desai, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Harlingen, Texas, and NPI 1700106721, issued on Jun 2, 2010. Check the license (Texas Q9799, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sohum Desai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- Q9799 TX
BP10038004 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2121 Pease St Ste 406, Harlingen, TX 78550
- Phone
- (956) 389-4060
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2010
- Record last updated
- Nov 22, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 367555501 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170222001352); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2121 Pease St Ste 406
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Hillary Chollet, MDSurgery Physician1841254422
- Kamesh Sivagnanam, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1396043055
Verify Sohum Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q9799Check 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 neurological surgery physician in 2024
50 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin21 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: $1,900.88
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Neurohospitalist OF Mcallen, PLLCWeslaco, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sohum Desai among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas
Sohum Desai, M.D. is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.
All 669 in Texas → Every provider in Harlingen → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jose Dones Vazquez, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501316008071
- Muhammad Khan, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501861927386
- Eric Six, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501629099445
- Bradley Stephens, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501538470109
- Inad Atassi, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391851493571
- Michael Burke, MD,FACS,FAAPEdinburg, TX 785391538141932
- Jacinto Manon, MDEdinburg, TX 785391326246638
- Eduardo Martinez Del Campo, MDEdinburg, TX 785391811345689
Common questions
What is Sohum Desai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sohum Desai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700106721, issued on Jun 2, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sohum Desai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2121 Pease St Ste 406, Harlingen, TX, 78550. Phone: (956) 389-4060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sohum Desai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q9799, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sohum Desai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sohum Desai, M.D. had 50 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.