Vijaya S. Desai, MD
Pediatrics Physician · Jersey City, NJ
Vijaya S. Desai, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Jersey City, New Jersey, and NPI 1841218468, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA03474300, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vijaya S. Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- 25MA03474300 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 145 Saint Pauls Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
- Phone
- (201) 792-4286
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (201) 659-1004
- Medicaid ID
- 0451801 NJ
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Vijaya S. Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA03474300Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
40 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Jersey City
They are 40 of the 3,027 NPPES records with a practice address in Jersey City, and 2,181 pediatrics physician records in New Jersey.
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Common questions
What is Vijaya S. Desai, MD's NPI number?
Vijaya S. Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841218468, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vijaya S. Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 145 Saint Pauls Ave, Jersey City, NJ, 07306. Phone: (201) 792-4286. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vijaya S. Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA03474300, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vijaya S. Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vijaya S. Desai, MD had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.