Dr. Ankit Desai, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 31,151
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 710
- Part D claims, 2024
- 374
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $7,157
- Practice address
- 963 N 129th Infantry Dr, Joliet, IL 60435
- Practice phone
- Call (815) 729-3777
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Amber Laser
Surgery Center - Not Medicare-Certified · Joliet, Illinois
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Dr. Ankit Desai is a retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician in Joliet, Illinois
Dr. Desai practices at Amber Laser in Joliet, Illinois.
Dr. Desai's NPI, 1346553450, was assigned on July 17, 2010. Dr. Desai holds Illinois license 036.139926.
- NPI
- 1346553450NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4880819663
- NPI enumeration date
- July 17, 2010
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (815) 729-3777
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 42
- Medical school graduation
- 2010
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Ankit Desai practices at Amber Laser in Joliet, Illinois
Dr. Desai's primary practice is Amber Laser, at 963 N 129th Infantry Dr, Joliet, IL 60435. The practice phone is (815) 729-3777.
- Amber Laser963 N 129th Infantry Dr, Joliet, IL 60435Phone(815) 729-3777
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Ankit Desai is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Desai's primary practice is Amber Laser in Joliet, Illinois. Dr. Desai is also affiliated with Silver Cross Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desai to 2 more medical groups, 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ankit Desai's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Desai practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Amber Laser | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ankit Desai is one of 67 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physicians in Illinois
Retina specialist is Dr. Desai's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207WX0107X. Dr. Desai is licensed in Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Retina specialist (ophthalmology), IllinoisPrimary
Retina specialist (ophthalmology) physicians near Dr. Desai
Counts of retina specialist (ophthalmology) physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ankit Desai billed Medicare for 31,151 services in 2024
CMS data shows 31,151 Medicare services from Dr. Desai across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 710 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,730,157 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Desai's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 12,8182024: 23,96687%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 4,0582024: 3,7877%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,8732024: 1,7696%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1,2312024: 1,1953%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 420
- Imaging
- 2023: 182024: 1422%
Dr. Desai compared with the Illinois median for retina specialist (ophthalmology) physicians, 2024
- Dr. Desai
- Illinois median
- Medicare services
- 31,151vs 15,73198% above
- Medicare patients
- 710vs 710Close to median
- Part D claims
- 344vs 23149% above
Medians across 68 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physicians in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
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. Ankit Desai treated 710 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 710 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desai in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 276 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.39, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Desai's median patient age at 73, with 57% women.
Dr. Desai's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Desai's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women40757%
- Men30343%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Desai's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis45%
- Diabetes40%
- Ischemic heart disease33%
- Chronic kidney disease31%
- Atrial fibrillation23%
- Anxiety19%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Desai's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ankit Desai wrote 374 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Desai wrote 374 Medicare Part D claims for 140 patients. 53% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 344 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $7,762 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 195 claims across 5 drugs.
Dr. Desai's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic200 claims53%
- Brand-name174 claims47%
Dr. Desai's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1952024: 34476%
Drugs named by CMS: 8 in 2024, 5 in 2023.
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. Ankit Desai takes part in Medicare
Dr. Desai accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Cataract surgery: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Ankit Desai received $7,157 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 108 general payments to Dr. Desai from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 38% of the total. Alimera Sciences, Inc. paid the most, $1,618.
General payments to Dr. Desai by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Desai by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$2,74238%
- Consulting fees$2,02928%
- Honoraria$1,20017%
- Grants$1,00014%
- Other$1863%
Companies that paid Dr. Desai the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Ankit Desai's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Ankit Desai's NPI number?
Dr. Ankit Desai's NPI number is 1346553450. It was assigned on July 17, 2010, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ankit Desai?
Dr. Ankit Desai is a retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician in Joliet, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician (taxonomy code 207WX0107X).
Where does Dr. Ankit Desai practice?
Dr. Desai practices at 963 N 129th Infantry Dr, Joliet, IL 60435. Dr. Desai's primary practice is Amber Laser in Joliet, Illinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desai to 2 medical groups, 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Ankit Desai's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Desai is (815) 729-3777.
What is Dr. Ankit Desai's medical license number?
Dr. Desai holds Illinois license 036.139926.
Which hospitals is Dr. Ankit Desai affiliated with?
Dr. Desai is affiliated with Silver Cross Hospital.
Does Dr. Ankit Desai accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Desai billed Medicare for 31,151 services in 2024, and Dr. Desai accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ankit Desai see?
CMS counts 710 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desai in 2024, with an average age of 77.
What services does Dr. Ankit Desai bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Desai's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J2777), eye exam or test (92134) and eye exam or test (92202).
What drugs does Dr. Ankit Desai prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Desai's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate, Latanoprost and Ofloxacin.
Has Dr. Ankit Desai received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $7,157 in general payments to Dr. Desai from 24 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alimera Sciences, Inc.
How long has Dr. Ankit Desai been practicing?
Dr. Desai graduated from medical school in 2010, 16 years ago.
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