Vijay Desai, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Watseka, IL
Vijay Desai, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Watseka, Illinois, and NPI 1497748040, issued on Aug 30, 2005. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vijay Desai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- Practice location
- 200 E Fairman Ave, Watseka, IL 60970
- Phone
- (630) 321-8300
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (630) 321-8750
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 200 E Fairman Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Vijay Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
115 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
- Azithromycin15 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl13 claims
- Cephalexin11 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.
6 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Watseka
They are 6 of the 201 NPPES records with a practice address in Watseka, and 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois.
All 6 in Watseka → All 3,291 in Illinois → Every provider in Watseka →
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Common questions
What is Vijay Desai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vijay Desai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497748040, issued on Aug 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vijay Desai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 E Fairman Ave, Watseka, IL, 60970. Phone: (630) 321-8300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vijay Desai, M.D.'s license?
Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vijay Desai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vijay Desai, M.D. had 115 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.