Dr. Sohum K. Desai, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 24
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 58
- Part D claims, 2024
- 50
- Publications
- 45
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Practice address
- 101 E Ridge Rd, Mcallen, TX 78503
- Practice phone
- Call (956) 632-6000
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Sohum K. Desai is a neurosurgeon in Mcallen, Texas
Dr. Desai practices at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in Mcallen, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare.
Dr. Desai's NPI, 1700106721, was assigned on June 2, 2010. Dr. Desai graduated from Texas A&M College of Medicine - Bryan in 2010. Dr. Desai's Texas license number on file is Q9799.
- NPI
- 1700106721NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1254610421
- NPI enumeration date
- June 2, 2010
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (956) 632-6000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 42
- Medical school graduation
- 2010
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Sohum K. Desai practices at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in Mcallen, Texas
Dr. Desai's primary practice is Rio Grande Regional Hospital, at 101 E Ridge Rd, Mcallen, TX 78503 in Hidalgo County. The practice phone is (956) 632-6000.
- Rio Grande Regional Hospital101 E Ridge Rd, Mcallen, TX 78503 · Hidalgo CountyPhone(956) 632-6000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Sohum K. Desai is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Desai's primary practice is Rio Grande Regional Hospital in Mcallen, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Desai is also affiliated with Valley Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is NeuroHospitalist of McAllen PLLC. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desai to 1 more home health agency, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Sohum K. Desai's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Desai practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Rio Grande Regional Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Sohum K. Desai is one of 603 neurosurgeons in Texas
Neurological surgery is Dr. Desai's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Desai is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Desai has a license on file in Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurological surgery, TexasPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists craniotomy, lower back pain and spinal fusion among the conditions Dr. Desai treats.
Neurosurgeons near Dr. Desai
Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Sohum K. Desai billed Medicare for 24 services in 2024
CMS data shows 24 Medicare services from Dr. Desai across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 58 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,211 for them.
Dr. Desai's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1142024: 2479%
- Surgery
- 2023: 232024: 0100%
Where Dr. Desai's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1354%
- In a facility1146%
Dr. Desai compared with the Texas median for neurosurgeons, 2024
- Dr. Desai
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 24vs 21289% below
- Medicare patients
- 58vs 13858% below
- Part D claims
- 21vs 5864% below
Medians across 518 neurosurgeons in Texas 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. Sohum K. Desai treated 58 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 58 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desai in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 21 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 28% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.35, 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 67, with 52% women.
Dr. Desai's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Desai's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women3255%
- Men2645%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Desai's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes60%
- Arthritis53%
- Ischemic heart disease47%
- Stroke or TIA45%
- Chronic kidney disease41%
- Atrial fibrillation40%
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 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women52%
- Men47%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Sohum K. Desai wrote 50 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Desai wrote 50 Medicare Part D claims for 27 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 21 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $182 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 14 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Desai's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic45 claims90%
- Brand-name and other5 claims10%
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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 142024: 2150%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 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. Sohum K. Desai scored 83 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Desai for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Desai accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 51 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Desai, more than 56% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Desai's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 83of 100Final score
- 68.7of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 75of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Desai ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Spinal fusion
- 56th percentile51 procedures
- Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
- 48th percentile19 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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Dr. Sohum K. Desai has 45 publications on record
Dmand AI links 45 papers to Dr. Desai, published from 2008 to 2025. 2013 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Spinal Fusion, Tomography, X-Ray Computed and Lumbar Vertebrae. Dr. Desai has published most often in Interv Neuroradiol. Dr. Desai's most frequent co-authors are Ameer Elsayed Hassan, DO, Wondwossen Gebreamanuel Tekle, MD and Andrew H. Jea, MD.
Dr. Desai's papers by year, 2013 to 2025
Topics Dr. Desai writes about most
- Spinal Fusion
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Neurosurgical Procedures
- Stents
- Anterior Cerebral Artery
- Cerebral Angiography
- Embolization, Therapeutic
Dr. Desai's most frequent co-authors
- Ameer Elsayed Hassan, DO12 shared papers
- Wondwossen Gebreamanuel Tekle, MD11 shared papers
- Andrew H. Jea, MD5 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Desai
Interv Neuroradiol
See who Dr. Desai researches with
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Sohum K. Desai has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Desai to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Ischemic Stroke and Stroke.
Conditions in Dr. Desai's trials
- Ischemic Stroke
- Stroke
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Desai
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Desai
Millipede AspiRation for Revascularization in Stroke (MARRS) Study (opens in a new tab)
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Sohum K. Desai received $17,158 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 217 general payments to Dr. Desai from 25 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Medtronic USA, Inc. paid the most, $8,133.
General payments to Dr. Desai by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Desai by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$10,10459%
- Food and beverage$7,05441%
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
Dr. Sohum K. Desai has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Desai, most recently William R Cheek Award in 2014.
Awards and honors for Dr. Desai
- 2014
- William R Cheek Award
- 2007
- Presidential Award for Excellence in Community Outreach
Dr. Desai's committees and leadership roles
- Finance Committee Doctors' Hospital RenaissanceAd-hoc member
- 2019
- Capital Expenditure Committee Doctors' Hospital RenaissanceAd-hoc member
- 2018 to 2019
- Neuroscience Committee Doctors Hospital RenaissanceMember
- 2017 to 2019
- GMEC External Training Site Review Subcommittee University of Texas Medical BranchResident Member
- 2015 to 2017
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Sohum K. Desai graduated from Texas A&M College of Medicine - Bryan
Dr. Desai graduated from Texas A&M College of Medicine - Bryan in 2010. Dr. Desai is a member of CNS, North American Spine Society and TMA.
- Medical school
- Board certified in neurological surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Sohum K. Desai accepts plans from 23 insurance carriers
Dr. Desai is in network with 23 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Elevance
- Aetna
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- +15 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Desai accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO14
- HMO13
- Medicare12
- POS7
- EPO5
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Sohum K. 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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Sohum K. Desai's NPI number?
Dr. Sohum K. Desai's NPI number is 1700106721. It was assigned on June 2, 2010, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Sohum K. Desai?
Dr. Sohum K. Desai is a neurosurgeon in Mcallen, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).
Where does Dr. Sohum K. Desai practice?
Dr. Desai practices at 101 E Ridge Rd, Mcallen, TX 78503. Dr. Desai's primary practice is Rio Grande Regional Hospital in Mcallen, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desai to 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Sohum K. Desai's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Desai is (956) 632-6000.
What is Dr. Sohum K. Desai's medical license number?
Dr. Desai's Texas license number on file is Q9799.
Which hospitals is Dr. Sohum K. Desai affiliated with?
Dr. Desai practices at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in Mcallen, Texas. Dr. Desai is also affiliated with Valley Regional Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Sohum K. Desai part of?
Dr. Desai is linked to NeuroHospitalist of McAllen PLLC.
Does Dr. Sohum K. Desai accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Desai billed Medicare for 24 services in 2024, and Dr. Desai accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Sohum K. Desai's MIPS score?
Dr. Desai's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 83 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Sohum K. Desai see?
CMS counts 58 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desai in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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Is Dr. Sohum K. Desai board certified?
Yes. Dr. Desai is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
What services does Dr. Sohum K. Desai bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Desai's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213) and hospital inpatient care (99223).
Where did Dr. Sohum K. Desai go to medical school?
Dr. Desai graduated from Texas A&M College of Medicine - Bryan in 2010.
What drugs does Dr. Sohum K. Desai prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Desai's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin.
Has Dr. Sohum K. Desai received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $17,158 in general payments to Dr. Desai from 25 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic USA, Inc.
How long has Dr. Sohum K. Desai been practicing?
Dr. Desai graduated from medical school in 2010, 16 years ago.
Does Dr. Sohum K. Desai do research?
Dmand AI links 45 publications to Dr. Desai, published from 2008 to 2025. Dr. Desai has worked on 1 clinical trial.
Who does Dr. Sohum K. Desai publish with?
Dr. Desai's most frequent co-authors are Ameer Elsayed Hassan, DO (12 shared papers), Wondwossen Gebreamanuel Tekle, MD (11 shared papers) and Andrew H. Jea, MD (5 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Sohum K. Desai accept?
Dr. Desai is in network with 23 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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