Usha B. Desai, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Usha B. Desai, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1891735924, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD038063-L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Usha B. Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD038063-L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 120 E Allegheny Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19134
- Phone
- (215) 423-4005
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 423-4005
- Medicaid ID
- 0898897 PA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Usha B. Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD038063-LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 100% of the cost of the top drugs
39 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Yf-Vax21 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.
Usha B. Desai among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Usha B. Desai, MD is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 79% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
800 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Philadelphia
They are 800 of the 42,849 NPPES records with a practice address in Philadelphia, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Usha B. Desai, MD's NPI number?
Usha B. Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891735924, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Usha B. Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 E Allegheny Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19134. Phone: (215) 423-4005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Usha B. Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD038063-L, 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 Usha B. Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Usha B. Desai, MD had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.