Dr. Koosh N. Desai, MD

  • Albany, GA
  • Internist
NPI1386097210PAC ID5193056562
Medicare services, 2024
301
Medicare patients, 2024
126
Part D claims, 2024
69
Publications
4
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
417 Third Avenue, Albany, GA 31703
Practice phone
Call (229) 312-4068
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Primary practice

Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital

Hospital · Albany, Georgia

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Dr. Koosh N. Desai is an internist in Albany, Georgia

Dr. Desai practices at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia, part of Hospital Authority of Albany-Dougherty County.

Dr. Desai's NPI, 1386097210, was assigned on July 15, 2016. Dr. Desai graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2019. Dr. Desai holds Georgia license 008915.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5193056562
NPI enumeration date
July 15, 2016
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(229) 312-4068
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
33
Medical school graduation
2019

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

Dr. Koosh N. Desai practices at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia

Dr. Desai's primary practice is Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, at 417 Third Avenue, Albany, GA 31703 in Dougherty County. The practice phone is (229) 312-4068.

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Dr. Koosh N. Desai is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Desai's primary practice is Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia, part of Hospital Authority of Albany-Dougherty County. Dr. Desai is also affiliated with Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center. The medical group on file is Phoebe Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desai to 1 more physician office and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Koosh N. Desai's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Desai practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Koosh N. Desai is one of 3,575 internists in Georgia

Internal medicine is Dr. Desai's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Desai is licensed in Georgia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, GeorgiaPrimaryLicense 008915 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Internists near Dr. Desai

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Dr. Koosh N. Desai billed Medicare for 301 services in 2024

CMS data shows 301 Medicare services from Dr. Desai across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 126 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $18,971 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024301
Medicare patients126
Paid by Medicare$18,971
Procedure codes4

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3142024: 3014%

Dr. Desai compared with the Georgia median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Desai
  • Georgia median
Medicare services
301vs 53644% below
Medicare patients
126vs 19435% below
Part D claims
23vs 33993% below

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

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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

Dr. Koosh N. Desai treated 126 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 126 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desai in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 49 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 37% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.62, 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 55% women.

Medicare patients, 2024126
Average age75
Average risk score2.62
Also on Medicaid37%

Dr. Desai's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Desai's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women7056%
  • Men5644%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis53%
  4. Chronic kidney disease52%
  5. Diabetes52%
  6. Anxiety40%
  7. Atrial fibrillation37%
  8. Heart failure37%

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 74

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women55%
  • Men45%

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

Dr. Koosh N. Desai wrote 69 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Desai wrote 69 Medicare Part D claims for 30 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 23 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $126 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 202469
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$126
Part D patients30

Dr. Desai's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic59 claims86%
  • Brand-name and other10 claims14%

Dr. Desai's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2017

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

  • Antibiotics17%12 of 69 claims

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

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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

How Dr. Koosh N. Desai takes part in Medicare

Dr. Desai accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Koosh N. Desai has 4 publications on record

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Desai, published from 2020 to 2023. The most frequent topics are Georgia. Dr. Desai's most frequent co-authors are Jorge E. Cortes, MD, Loretta S. Davis, MD and Kenneth John Vega, MD.

Papers4
Years published2020 to 2023

Dr. Desai's papers by year, 2020 to 2023

Topics Dr. Desai writes about most

  • Georgia

Dr. Desai's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Desai

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Dr. Koosh N. Desai received $19,078 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 38 general payments to Dr. Desai from 5 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 79% of the total. Exact Sciences Corporation paid the most, $18,786.

General payments to Dr. Desai by program year, 2019 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Desai by kind, 2019 to 2025

$19.1Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$15,16079%
  • Travel and lodging$2,83615%
  • Food and beverage$1,0816%

Companies that paid Dr. Desai the most, 2019 to 2025

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

Dr. Koosh N. Desai graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine

Dr. Desai graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2019.

  1. Medical schoolMedical College of Georgia School of Medicine

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Sources for Dr. Koosh N. 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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
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. Koosh N. Desai's NPI number?

Dr. Koosh N. Desai's NPI number is 1386097210. It was assigned on July 15, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Koosh N. Desai?

Dr. Koosh N. Desai is an internist in Albany, Georgia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Koosh N. Desai practice?

Dr. Desai practices at 417 Third Avenue, Albany, GA 31703. Dr. Desai's primary practice is Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia, part of Hospital Authority of Albany-Dougherty County. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desai to 1 physician office and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Koosh N. Desai's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Desai is (229) 312-4068.

What is Dr. Koosh N. Desai's medical license number?

Dr. Desai holds Georgia license 008915.

Which hospitals is Dr. Koosh N. Desai affiliated with?

Dr. Desai practices at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia. Dr. Desai is also affiliated with Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Koosh N. Desai part of?

Dr. Desai is linked to Phoebe Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Desai to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Koosh N. Desai accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Desai billed Medicare for 301 services in 2024, and Dr. Desai accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Koosh N. Desai see?

CMS counts 126 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desai in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Dr. Koosh N. Desai bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Desai's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99238) and hospital inpatient care (99222).

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Where did Dr. Koosh N. Desai go to medical school?

Dr. Desai graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2019.

What drugs does Dr. Koosh N. Desai prescribe most?

In 2017 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Desai's most prescribed drugs by claims were Carvedilol and Atorvastatin Calcium.

Has Dr. Koosh N. Desai received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $19,078 in general payments to Dr. Desai from 5 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from Exact Sciences Corporation.

How long has Dr. Koosh N. Desai been practicing?

Dr. Desai graduated from medical school in 2019, 7 years ago.

Does Dr. Koosh N. Desai do research?

Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Desai, published from 2020 to 2023.

Who does Dr. Koosh N. Desai publish with?

Dr. Desai's most frequent co-authors are Jorge E. Cortes, MD (1 shared paper), Loretta S. Davis, MD (1 shared paper) and Kenneth John Vega, MD (1 shared paper).

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