Dr. Ankit Ajit Desai, MD

Dr. Desai practices at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of Indiana University Health.

Dr. Desai's NPI, 1114022316, was assigned on September 13, 2006. Dr. Desai graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago in 2003. Dr. Desai holds Indiana license 01062942A.

Dr. Desai's primary practice is IU Health Methodist Hospital, at 1701 N Senate Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46202 in Marion County. The practice phone is (317) 962-2000.

Dr. Desai's primary practice is IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of Indiana University Health. Dr. Desai is also affiliated with Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital. The medical group on file is IU Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desai to 2 more medical groups, 1 behavioral health center, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 ambulatory surgery center, 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.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Desai's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Desai's licenses on file in 2 states: Indiana and Illinois.

Dmand AI lists atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac catheterization, chronic hypertension, circulation problems, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, heart attack and heart failure among the conditions Dr. Desai treats.

CMS data shows 107 Medicare services from Dr. Desai across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 70 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $10,464 for them.

CMS counts 70 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desai in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 28 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.16, 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 65, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Desai wrote 371 Medicare Part D claims for 18 patients. 34% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 325 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,297,593 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 209 claims across 9 drugs.

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

Dmand AI links 67 papers to Dr. Desai, published from 2007 to 2025. 2016 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Hypertension, Pulmonary, Disease Models, Animal and Lung. Dr. Desai has published most often in Pulm Circ. Dr. Desai's most frequent co-authors are Roberto Ferreira P. Machado, MD, Stephen Black, MD and Yves A. Lussier, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Desai from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $218.

Dr. Desai graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago in 2003.

Dr. Desai is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.