Zalak Desai
Internal Medicine Physician · Stony Brook, NY
Zalak Desai is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Stony Brook, New York, and NPI 1588028534, issued on Apr 6, 2016. Check the license (New York 299977, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zalak Desai
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 299977 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 Nicolls Road,, Stony Brook, NY 11794
- Phone
- (732) 319-0951
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2016
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250825002424); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 101 Nicolls Road,
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mercy Iribarren, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659175149
Verify Zalak Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 299977Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
167 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium13 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium13 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Plover Inpatient Services LLCManahawkin, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Zalak Desai among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Zalak Desai is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2016, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
121 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Stony Brook
They are 121 of the 3,053 NPPES records with a practice address in Stony Brook, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Zalak Desai's NPI number?
Zalak Desai's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588028534, issued on Apr 6, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zalak Desai located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Nicolls Road,, Stony Brook, NY, 11794. Phone: (732) 319-0951. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zalak Desai's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 299977, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Zalak Desai prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zalak Desai had 167 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Zalak Desai's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.