Viral Kalpen Desai, M.B.B.S.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Rochester, MN
Viral Kalpen Desai, M.B.B.S. is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Rochester, Minnesota, and NPI 1710449921, issued on Apr 5, 2019. Check the license (Minnesota 70994, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Viral Kalpen Desai
- Credential
- M.B.B.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- 70994 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 1St St SW, Rochester, MN 55905
- Phone
- (507) 284-2511
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2025
- Fax
- (502) 852-8980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Viral Kalpen Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 70994Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
230 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate32 claims
- Jardiance26 claims
- Isosorbide Mononitrate Er23 claims
- Spironolactone20 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium17 claims
- Carvedilol16 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $24.82
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ambu Inc. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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.
Viral Kalpen Desai among 115 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Minnesota
Viral Kalpen Desai, M.B.B.S. is one of 115 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 81% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 75% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 115 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Minnesota.
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The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nayla Ahmed, M.B.B.S., M.D.Rochester, MN 559051508272923
- Abdelrahman Ahmed, M.B., B.S.Rochester, MN 559051801242060
- Shoaib Ansari, MDRochester, MN 559051316010390
- Barry Burstein, MDRochester, MN 559051124504154
- Erin Demartino, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051487947669
- Luis Diaz Caballero, MDRochester, MN 559051447425012
- Jamie Felzer, M.D., M.P.H.Rochester, MN 559051841647245
- Kavitha Gopalratnam, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051942641873
Common questions
What is Viral Kalpen Desai, M.B.B.S.'s NPI number?
Viral Kalpen Desai, M.B.B.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710449921, issued on Apr 5, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Viral Kalpen Desai, M.B.B.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 1St St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905. Phone: (507) 284-2511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Viral Kalpen Desai, M.B.B.S.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 70994, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Viral Kalpen Desai, M.B.B.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Viral Kalpen Desai, M.B.B.S. had 230 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. 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.