Dr. Viren Desai, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 4,093
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 311
- Part D claims, 2024
- 7,153
- MIPS score, 2024
- 97
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 221 Kearny Ave, Kearny, NJ 07032
- Practice phone
- Call (201) 997-0808
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Thoracic Medical Associates
Primary care practice · Kearny, New Jersey
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Dr. Viren Desai is a pulmonologist in Kearny, New Jersey
Dr. Desai practices at Thoracic Medical Associates in Kearny, New Jersey.
Dr. Desai's NPI, 1568401636, was assigned on June 5, 2006. Dr. Desai holds New Jersey license 25MA05726300.
- NPI
- 1568401636NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8527008317
- NPI enumeration date
- June 5, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (201) 997-0808
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 66
- Medical school graduation
- 1986
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Viren Desai practices at Thoracic Medical Associates in Kearny, New Jersey
Dr. Desai's primary practice is Thoracic Medical Associates, at 221 Kearny Ave, Kearny, NJ 07032. The practice phone is (201) 997-0808.
- Thoracic Medical Associates221 Kearny Ave, Kearny, NJ 07032Phone(201) 997-0808
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Viren Desai is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Desai's primary practice is Thoracic Medical Associates in Kearny, New Jersey. Dr. Desai is also affiliated with Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - West Orange. The medical group on file is Thoracic Medical Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desai to 1 more hospital and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Viren 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 |
|---|---|
| Thoracic Medical Associates | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Viren Desai is one of 442 pulmonologists in New Jersey
Pulmonary disease is Dr. Desai's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Desai is licensed in New Jersey.
Specialties and state licenses
- Pulmonary disease, New JerseyPrimary
Pulmonologists near Dr. Desai
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Viren Desai billed Medicare for 4,093 services in 2024
CMS data shows 4,093 Medicare services from Dr. Desai across 22 procedure codes in 2024, for 311 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $239,216 for them.
Dr. Desai's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,9222024: 1,9692%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,7562024: 1,5999%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 6562024: 48127%
- Other services
- 2023: 602024: 4427%
- Surgery
- 2023: 492024: 0100%
Where Dr. Desai's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office3,40983%
- In a facility68417%
Dr. Desai compared with the New Jersey median for pulmonologists, 2024
- Dr. Desai
- New Jersey median
- Medicare services
- 4,093vs 1,1733.5 times
- Medicare patients
- 311vs 42326% below
- Part D claims
- 6,536vs 8797.4 times
Medians across 447 pulmonologists in New Jersey 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. Viren Desai treated 311 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 311 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desai in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 117 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.86, 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 71, with 49% women.
Dr. Desai's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Desai's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women17155%
- Men14045%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Desai's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- COPD59%
- Diabetes54%
- Asthma50%
- Arthritis47%
- Ischemic heart disease42%
- Chronic kidney disease31%
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 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women49%
- Men46%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Viren Desai wrote 7,153 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Desai wrote 7,153 Medicare Part D claims for 535 patients. 67% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,536 of them, across 97 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,291,187 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,618 claims across 101 drugs.
Dr. Desai's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic4,824 claims67%
- Brand-name2,288 claims32%
- Other41 claims1%
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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Desai's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids0%16 of 7,153 claims
- Antibiotics3%242 of 7,153 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, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 6,6182024: 6,5361%
Drugs named by CMS: 97 in 2024, 101 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
Dr. Viren 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 individually. Dr. Desai accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Desai as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Desai's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 97of 100Final score
- 93.3of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 71of 100Cost
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. Viren Desai received $110,110 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 572 general payments to Dr. Desai from 36 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 77% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $86,211.
General payments to Dr. Desai by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Desai by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Speaker and faculty fees$84,79577%
- Food and beverage$11,71511%
- Travel and lodging$7,2497%
- Consulting fees$6,0455%
- Education$3050%
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. Viren 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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. Viren Desai's NPI number?
Dr. Viren Desai's NPI number is 1568401636. It was assigned on June 5, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Viren Desai?
Dr. Viren Desai is a pulmonologist in Kearny, New Jersey. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pulmonary Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RP1001X).
Where does Dr. Viren Desai practice?
Dr. Desai practices at 221 Kearny Ave, Kearny, NJ 07032. Dr. Desai's primary practice is Thoracic Medical Associates in Kearny, New Jersey. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desai to 1 hospital and 1 physician office.
What is Dr. Viren Desai's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Desai is (201) 997-0808.
What is Dr. Viren Desai's medical license number?
Dr. Desai holds New Jersey license 25MA05726300.
Which hospitals is Dr. Viren Desai affiliated with?
Dr. Desai is affiliated with Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - West Orange. Dmand AI links Dr. Desai to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Viren Desai part of?
Dr. Desai is linked to Thoracic Medical Associates.
Does Dr. Viren Desai accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Desai billed Medicare for 4,093 services in 2024, and Dr. Desai accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Viren Desai offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Desai as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Viren Desai's MIPS score?
Dr. Desai's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 97 out of 100, reported individually.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Viren Desai see?
CMS counts 311 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desai in 2024, with an average age of 76.
What services does Dr. Viren Desai bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Desai's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), injected or infused drug (J3301) and hospital inpatient care (99233).
What drugs does Dr. Viren Desai prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Desai's most prescribed drugs by claims were Breztri Aerosphere, Albuterol Sulfate Hfa and Atorvastatin Calcium.
Has Dr. Viren Desai received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $110,110 in general payments to Dr. Desai from 36 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
How long has Dr. Viren Desai been practicing?
Dr. Desai graduated from medical school in 1986, 40 years ago.
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