Dr. Aken A. Desai, MD

Dr. Desai practices at UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, part of UCHealth.

Dr. Desai's NPI, 1639464639, was assigned on June 17, 2011. Dr. Desai graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 2011. Dr. Desai holds Colorado license DR.0060268.

Dr. Desai's primary practice is UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital, at 1500 Park Central Dr, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 in Douglas County. The practice phone is (720) 516-1000.

Dr. Desai's primary practice is UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, part of UCHealth. Dr. Desai is also affiliated with UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital. The medical group on file is University of Colorado Medicine (CU Medicine). Dmand AI also links Dr. Desai to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Desai practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Desai's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Desai is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Desai's licenses on file in 3 states: Colorado, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty and cardiac catheterization among the conditions Dr. Desai treats.

CMS data shows 1,918 Medicare services from Dr. Desai across 23 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,182 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $78,029 for them.

CMS counts 1,182 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desai in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 468 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.72, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Desai's median patient age at 74, with 43% women.

In 2024, Dr. Desai wrote 527 Medicare Part D claims for 139 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 426 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $73,578 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 310 claims across 12 drugs.

Dr. Desai accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Desai as offering telehealth. CMS counts 20 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Desai, more than 50% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Desai, published from 2019 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Echocardiography, Transesophageal. Dr. Desai's most frequent co-authors are John Carroll, MD, Daniel Wadsworth Groves, MD and Bradley Paul Knight, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Desai to 2 clinical trials. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Coronary Artery Disease, Mitral Valve Insufficiency and Coronary Disease.

CMS Open Payments shows 275 general payments to Dr. Desai from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 47% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $7,123.

Dr. Desai graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 2011. Dr. Desai is a member of ACC and SCAI.

Dr. Desai is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.