What is Alpesh Desai's specialty?

Alpesh Desai (NPI 1386696904) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in Houston, TX.

Where does Alpesh Desai practice?

Alpesh Desai practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1386696904.

How much does Medicare pay Alpesh Desai?

Alpesh Desai (NPI 1386696904) received approximately $2.0M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,129 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1386696904

Alpesh Desai

PRACTICEBARRY L HARRELL MD PASee all providers at this practice →

DermatologyHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

4,108

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

17,174

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.9M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 965 Dermatology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 2,537).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,050

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.2M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

22.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Ketoconazole133 claims

Mupirocin105 claims

Triamcinolone Acetonide102 claims

Doxycycline Hyclate88 claims

Dupilumab81 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$744K

Payment records

141

By payment type

Debt forgiveness$573K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$148K

Travel and Lodging$21K

Food and Beverage$3K

Top paying entities

Debt forgiveness$573K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$148K

Travel and Lodging$21K

Food and Beverage$3K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Alpesh Desai's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 22 inbound referrers · 49 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	129	261
Howard Martin Pathology · Houston, TX	110	132
Rajesh Dalal Internal Medicine · Lake Jackson, TX	47	94
Alkesh Amin Internal Medicine · Lake Jackson, TX	32	74
Jane Leidlein Ophthalmology · Lake Jackson, TX	30	54
Charles Johnson Ophthalmology · Angleton, TX	22	68
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	20	32
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER	18	33
Manjit Randhawa Anesthesiology · Angleton, TX	18	65
William Sweatt Gastroenterology · Lake Jackson, TX	17	52
Amish Dave Diagnostic Radiology · Lake Jackson, TX	16	18
NPI 1003819517	14	32

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Keagan Lee Pathology · Houston, TX	516	829
THE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF BRAZOSPORT	167	307
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	139	251
John Cangelosi Pathology · Houston, TX	78	102
Tejas Desai Dermatology · Houston, TX	65	108
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM	60	87
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	59	92
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM	53	77
Jane Leidlein Ophthalmology · Lake Jackson, TX	41	72
Rajesh Dalal Internal Medicine · Lake Jackson, TX	34	69
Scott Harris Cardiology · San Antonio, TX	33	57
Alkesh Amin Internal Medicine · Lake Jackson, TX	31	74

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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