Alpesh D. Desai
- Medicare services, 2024
- 17,174
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,129
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,211
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Industry payments
- $1.7M
- Practice address
- 2120 Ashland St, Houston, TX 77008-2418
- Practice phone
- Call (713) 864-2659
- Professional email
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Primary practice
Alpesh D. Desai, D.o. P.a.
Dermatology practice · Houston, Texas
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Alpesh D. Desai is a dermatologist in Houston, Texas
Alpesh Desai practices at Alpesh D. Desai, D.o. P.a. in Houston, Texas.
Alpesh Desai's NPI, 1386696904, was assigned on May 16, 2006. Alpesh Desai graduated from Kansas City University of Med & Biosciences, College of Osteo Med in 2000. Alpesh Desai holds Texas license M1072.
- NPI
- 1386696904NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9931129012
- NPI enumeration date
- May 16, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (713) 864-2659
- Professional email
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 52
- Medical school graduation
- 2000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Alpesh D. Desai practices at Alpesh D. Desai, D.o. P.a. in Houston, Texas
Alpesh Desai's primary practice is Alpesh D. Desai, D.o. P.a., at 2120 Ashland St, Houston, TX 77008-2418. The practice phone is (713) 864-2659.
- Alpesh D. Desai, D.o. P.a.2120 Ashland St, Houston, TX 77008-2418Phone(713) 864-2659
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Alpesh D. Desai is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Alpesh Desai's primary practice is Alpesh D. Desai, D.o. P.a. in Houston, Texas. The medical group on file is Heights Dermatology And Aesthetic Center.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Alpesh D. Desai's practice
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| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Alpesh D. Desai, D.o. P.a. | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Alpesh D. Desai is one of 1,073 dermatologists in Texas
Dermatology is Alpesh Desai's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Alpesh Desai is licensed in Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Dermatology, TexasPrimary
Dermatologists near Alpesh Desai
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Alpesh D. Desai billed Medicare for 17,174 services in 2024
CMS data shows 17,174 Medicare services from Alpesh Desai across 44 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,129 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,857,116 for them. Every service was in an office.
Alpesh Desai's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Imaging
- 2023: 8,7372024: 8,9563%
- Other services
- 2023: 3,6342024: 3,9799%
- Surgery
- 2023: 3,9582024: 2,32641%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,8282024: 1,7882%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 2262024: 11450%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 762024: 1186%
Alpesh Desai compared with the Texas median for dermatologists, 2024
- Alpesh Desai
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 17,174vs 1,9828.7 times
- Medicare patients
- 1,129vs 4652.4 times
- Part D claims
- 1,050vs 4362.4 times
Medians across 1,030 dermatologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Alpesh 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
Alpesh D. Desai treated 1,129 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 1,129 Medicare patients who saw Alpesh Desai in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 575 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.07, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Alpesh Desai's median patient age at 68, with 54% women.
Alpesh Desai's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Alpesh Desai's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women54148%
- Men58852%
Chronic conditions among Alpesh Desai's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis42%
- Diabetes29%
- Ischemic heart disease29%
- Chronic kidney disease23%
- Anxiety17%
- Atrial fibrillation17%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Alpesh 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 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women54%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Alpesh D. Desai wrote 1,211 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Alpesh Desai wrote 1,211 Medicare Part D claims for 408 patients. 75% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,050 of them, across 23 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,163,794 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 810 claims across 20 drugs.
Alpesh Desai's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic913 claims75%
- Brand-name298 claims25%
Alpesh 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 Alpesh Desai's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics10%123 of 1,211 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: 8102024: 1,05030%
Drugs named by CMS: 23 in 2024, 20 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
Alpesh D. Desai scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Alpesh Desai for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Alpesh Desai accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 832 procedures of skin biopsy by Alpesh Desai, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
Where Alpesh Desai ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 96th percentile1,437 procedures
- Skin biopsy
- 98th percentile832 procedures
- Removal or shaving of skin growth
- 96th percentile593 procedures
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
- 89th percentile63 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Alpesh D. Desai received $1,650,092 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 1,260 general payments to Alpesh Desai from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Skye Orthobiologics LLC paid the most, $573,060.
General payments to Alpesh Desai by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Alpesh Desai by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Speaker and faculty fees$916,17956%
- Debt forgiveness$573,06035%
- Travel and lodging$114,6087%
- Food and beverage$23,3251%
- Other$22,7141%
Companies that paid Alpesh 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
Alpesh D. Desai graduated from Kansas City University of Med & Biosciences, College of Osteo Med
Alpesh Desai graduated from Kansas City University of Med & Biosciences, College of Osteo Med in 2000.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Alpesh D. 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Alpesh D. Desai's NPI number?
Alpesh D. Desai's NPI number is 1386696904. It was assigned on May 16, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What does Alpesh D. Desai specialize in?
Alpesh D. Desai is a dermatologist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Dermatology Physician (taxonomy code 207N00000X).
Where does Alpesh D. Desai practice?
Alpesh Desai practices at 2120 Ashland St, Houston, TX 77008-2418. Alpesh Desai's primary practice is Alpesh D. Desai, D.o. P.a. in Houston, Texas.
What is Alpesh D. Desai's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Alpesh Desai is (713) 864-2659.
What is Alpesh D. Desai's medical license number?
Alpesh Desai holds Texas license M1072.
What medical group is Alpesh D. Desai part of?
Alpesh Desai is linked to Heights Dermatology And Aesthetic Center.
Does Alpesh D. Desai accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Alpesh Desai billed Medicare for 17,174 services in 2024, and Alpesh Desai accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Alpesh D. Desai's MIPS score?
Alpesh Desai's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Alpesh D. Desai see?
CMS counts 1,129 Medicare patients who saw Alpesh Desai in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Alpesh D. Desai bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Alpesh Desai's most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G6001), radiation oncology (77280) and radiation oncology (77401).
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Where did Alpesh D. Desai go to medical school?
Alpesh Desai graduated from Kansas City University of Med & Biosciences, College of Osteo Med in 2000.
What drugs does Alpesh D. Desai prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Alpesh Desai's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ketoconazole, Mupirocin and Triamcinolone Acetonide.
Has Alpesh D. Desai received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,650,092 in general payments to Alpesh Desai from 29 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Skye Orthobiologics LLC.
How long has Alpesh D. Desai been practicing?
Alpesh Desai graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.
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