Alpesh D. Desai

  • Houston, TX
  • Dermatologist
NPI1386696904PAC ID9931129012
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
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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 and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9931129012
NPI enumeration date
May 16, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(713) 864-2659
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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

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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.

Alpesh D. Desai, D.o. P.a.Dermatology practice · Houston, TexasPrimary
Heights Dermatology And Aesthetic CenterDermatology group, Houston, TX

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Alpesh D. Desai's practice

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

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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, TexasPrimaryLicense M1072 · taxonomy 207N00000X

Dermatologists near Alpesh Desai

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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.

Medicare services, 202417,174
Medicare patients1,129
Paid by Medicare$1.9M
Procedure codes44

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

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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.

Medicare patients, 20241,129
Average age74
Average risk score1.07
Also on Medicaid4%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis42%
  4. Diabetes29%
  5. Ischemic heart disease29%
  6. Chronic kidney disease23%
  7. Anxiety17%
  8. Atrial fibrillation17%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Alpesh Desai's patients across all payers

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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.

Part D claims, 20241,211
Drugs named by CMS23
Total drug cost$1.2M
Part D patients408

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.

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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

$1.7Min total
  • 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

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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.

  1. Medical schoolKansas City University of Med & Biosciences, College of Osteo Med

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Sources for Alpesh D. Desai's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors 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 paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand 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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