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
- 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
68% 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 355 among the 49,029 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.
5 emergency medicine physician records list a Watseka practice address
They are 5 of the 201 NPPES records with a Watseka practice address, and 3,096 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois.
All 5 in Watseka → All 3,096 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 355. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.