Dr. Bharat M. Desai, MD

  • Golden, CO
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1437111226PAC ID0446141741
Medicare services, 2024
572
Medicare patients, 2024
176
Part D claims, 2024
27
MIPS score, 2024
97
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
660 Golden Ridge Rd, Golden, CO 80401
Practice phone
Call (303) 963-1500
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Primary practice

Golden Ridge Surgery Center

Golden, Colorado

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Dr. Bharat M. Desai is an orthopedic surgeon in Golden, Colorado

Dr. Desai practices at Golden Ridge Surgery Center in Golden, Colorado.

Dr. Desai's NPI, 1437111226, was assigned on April 5, 2006. Dr. Desai graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Desai holds Colorado license 35499.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0446141741
NPI enumeration date
April 5, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(303) 963-1500
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
62
Medical school graduation
1990

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Bharat M. Desai practices at Golden Ridge Surgery Center in Golden, Colorado

Dr. Desai's primary practice is Golden Ridge Surgery Center, at 660 Golden Ridge Rd, Golden, CO 80401 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (303) 963-1500.

  • Golden Ridge Surgery Center
    660 Golden Ridge Rd, Golden, CO 80401 · Jefferson CountyPhone(303) 963-1500

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Bharat M. Desai is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Desai's primary practice is Golden Ridge Surgery Center in Golden, Colorado. Dr. Desai is also affiliated with OrthoColorado Hospital. The medical group on file is Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desai to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Bharat M. Desai's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Desai practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Golden Ridge Surgery CenterAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Bharat M. Desai is one of 387 orthopedic surgeons in Colorado

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Desai's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Desai is licensed in Colorado.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, ColoradoPrimaryLicense 35499 · taxonomy 207X00000X

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Dr. Bharat M. Desai billed Medicare for 572 services in 2024

CMS data shows 572 Medicare services from Dr. Desai across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 176 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $47,919 for them.

Medicare services, 2024572
Medicare patients176
Paid by Medicare$47,919
Procedure codes15

Dr. Desai's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Imaging
2023: 2692024: 22317%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2422024: 21412%
Surgery
2023: 362024: 6786%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1002024: 5446%
Other services
2023: 02024: 14

Where Dr. Desai's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office50588%
  • In a facility6712%

Dr. Desai compared with the Colorado median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Desai
  • Colorado median
Medicare services
572vs 70018% below
Medicare patients
176vs 19610% below
Part D claims
18vs 6472% below

Medians across 373 orthopedic surgeons in Colorado with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Desai's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Bharat M. Desai treated 176 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 176 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desai in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 109 patients. 68% of them have arthritis, and 66% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 0.93, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Desai's median patient age at 63, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 2024176
Average age73
Average risk score0.93

Dr. Desai's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Desai's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women11264%
  • Men6436%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Desai's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis68%
  2. High cholesterol66%
  3. High blood pressure54%
  4. Mood disorders23%
  5. Osteoporosis23%
  6. Ischemic heart disease22%
  7. Depression18%
  8. Asthma17%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Desai's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 63

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men40%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Bharat M. Desai wrote 27 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Desai wrote 27 Medicare Part D claims for 25 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 18 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $79 in total drug cost. In 2019, CMS named 30 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 202427
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$79
Part D patients25

Dr. Desai's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2020

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Desai's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics56%15 of 27 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2019 to 2020

  • 2019
  • 2020
Claims for drugs CMS names
2019: 302020: 1840%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2020, 2 in 2019.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Bharat M. Desai scored 97 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Desai for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Desai accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Desai's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 97of 100Final score
  • 96.1of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Bharat M. Desai received $1,523,058 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 682 general payments to Dr. Desai from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Royalties and licenses make up the largest share, 69% of the total. Si-bone, Inc. paid the most, $1,205,010.

General payments to Dr. Desai by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Desai by kind, 2016 to 2025

$1.5Min total
  • Royalties and licenses$1,047,69469%
  • Consulting fees$384,96025%
  • Travel and lodging$61,4294%
  • Food and beverage$22,2731%
  • Education$6,7030%

Companies that paid Dr. Desai the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Bharat M. Desai graduated from Temple University School of Medicine

Dr. Desai graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 1990.

  1. Medical schoolTemple University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Bharat M. Desai's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Bharat M. Desai's NPI number?

Dr. Bharat M. Desai's NPI number is 1437111226. It was assigned on April 5, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Bharat M. Desai?

Dr. Bharat M. Desai is an orthopedic surgeon in Golden, Colorado. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Bharat M. Desai practice?

Dr. Desai practices at 660 Golden Ridge Rd, Golden, CO 80401. Dr. Desai's primary practice is Golden Ridge Surgery Center in Golden, Colorado. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desai to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Bharat M. Desai's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Desai is (303) 963-1500.

What is Dr. Bharat M. Desai's medical license number?

Dr. Desai holds Colorado license 35499.

Which hospitals is Dr. Bharat M. Desai affiliated with?

Dr. Desai is affiliated with OrthoColorado Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Bharat M. Desai part of?

Dr. Desai is linked to Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center.

Does Dr. Bharat M. Desai accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Desai billed Medicare for 572 services in 2024, and Dr. Desai accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Bharat M. Desai's MIPS score?

Dr. Desai's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 97 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Bharat M. Desai see?

CMS counts 176 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desai in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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What services does Dr. Bharat M. Desai bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Desai's most billed Medicare services were diagnostic imaging (73630), office visit, established patient (99214) and injected or infused drug (J3301).

Where did Dr. Bharat M. Desai go to medical school?

Dr. Desai graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 1990.

What drugs does Dr. Bharat M. Desai prescribe most?

In 2020 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Desai's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tramadol HCl.

Has Dr. Bharat M. Desai received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,523,058 in general payments to Dr. Desai from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Si-bone, Inc.

How long has Dr. Bharat M. Desai been practicing?

Dr. Desai graduated from medical school in 1990, 36 years ago.

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