Tejas D. Desai, D.O.
Dermatology Physician · Houston, TX
Tejas D. Desai, D.O. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1902981533, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (Texas M6586, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tejas D. Desai
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License numbers
- M6586 TX
20A8958 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2120 Ashland St, Houston, TX 77008
- Phone
- (713) 864-2659
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 864-5577
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090218000647); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Texas Hsc, College Of Osteopathic Med, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2120 Ashland St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Adaeze Agbor, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1154645752
- Andrea Bowden, PA-C, MPASDermatology Physician1871006510
- Julio Cobas Echemendia, RNRegistered Nurse1538086681
- Alpesh DesaiDermatology Physician1386696904
- Paul Docis, PA-CPhysician Assistant1790804946
- Barry Harrell, M.D.Specialist1639170392
Verify Tejas D. Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M6586Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,838 Medicare Part D claims for 1,068 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin570 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate279 claims
- Betamethasone Dipropionate108 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide90 claims
- Ketoconazole87 claims
- Dupixent Pen62 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $957.42
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Alpesh D. Desai, DO, PAHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tejas D. Desai among 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas
Tejas D. Desai, D.O. is one of 1,172 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2008 among the 926 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carson Bogatto, MDHouston, TX 770081851032809
- Andrea Bowden, PA-C, MPASHouston, TX 770081871006510
- Alpesh DesaiHouston, TX 770081386696904
- Amanda Hassler, MDHouston, TX 770081700206877
- John Morrison, M.D.Houston, TX 770081275658759
- Khanh Nguyen, M.D.Houston, TX 770081487675898
- Carl Rountree, MDHouston, TX 770081538185814
- Quynh-Giao Sartor, MDHouston, TX 770081871971374
Common questions
What is Tejas D. Desai, D.O.'s NPI number?
Tejas D. Desai, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902981533, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tejas D. Desai, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2120 Ashland St, Houston, TX, 77008. Phone: (713) 864-2659. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tejas D. Desai, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M6586, 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 Tejas D. Desai, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tejas D. Desai, D.O. had 1,838 Medicare Part D claims for 1,068 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tejas D. Desai, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.