Dr. Aaron Afraim Desai, MD

Dr. Desai practices at JFK Johnson Rehab Institute - Unit in Edison, New Jersey.

Dr. Desai's NPI, 1558758128, was assigned on April 22, 2015. Dr. Desai graduated from N.H.L Municipal Medical College in 2013. Dr. Desai holds Florida license ME152449.

Dr. Desai's primary practice is JFK Johnson Rehab Institute - Unit, at 65 James Street, Edison, NJ 08820 in Middlesex County. The practice phone is (732) 321-7000.

Dr. Desai's primary practice is JFK Johnson Rehab Institute - Unit in Edison, New Jersey. Dr. Desai is also affiliated with JFK University Medical Center. The medical group on file is Hackensack Meridian Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desai to 7 more hospitals, 10 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Desai practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurology is Dr. Desai's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Desai is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dmand AI has Dr. Desai's licenses on file in 15 states: Florida, New Jersey, Nevada, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, Indiana, Oregon, Wisconsin, Arkansas and Iowa.

CMS data shows 175 Medicare services from Dr. Desai across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 104 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $27,891 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 104 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desai in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 42 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.42, 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 57% women.

In 2019, Dr. Desai wrote 34 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 2 drugs, with $1,132 in total drug cost. In 2018, CMS named 56 claims across 4 drugs.

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

Dmand AI links 12 papers to Dr. Desai, published from 2018 to 2022. 2018 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Brain Ischemia, Stroke and Blood Pressure. Dr. Desai has published most often in J Neurol Sci. Dr. Desai's most frequent co-authors are Rahul Damani, MD, Hamidreza Saber, MD, MPH and Rohit A. Marawar, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Desai from 6 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. CSL Behring paid the most, $122.

Dr. Desai graduated from N.H.L Municipal Medical College in 2013. Dr. Desai is a member of AAN, SCCM, AHA and AMA.

Dr. Desai is in network with 24 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.