Physician

Shilpa Joshi Desai, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Shilpa Desai, MD (NPI: 1104112879) practices ophthalmology in the Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Middlesex, MA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is NORTH SUBURBAN EYE ASSOCIATES LLC (NPI: 1942737226; TIN: 821236960) and primary practice location at 01880-5200. Desai is affiliated with the Lahey Clinical Performance ACO (ACO ID: A1490), participating under the MSSP model.

Desai's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,021 traditional Medicare patients, billed 15,551 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,885,929 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was J0178 (Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg). Part D data shows 442 prescription claims across 135 beneficiaries totaling $56,763 in drug costs, led by Restasis (Cyclosporine). Open Payments data shows 18 records totaling $878. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has risen steadily, from $5,517 to $1,885,929. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $9,380 to $56,763. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$1.3M$2.5M2015 Medicare payment: $5,517 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $27,957 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $383,722 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $2,507,122 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $1,975,378 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $841,883 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $1,444,001 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $1,512,682 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $1,658,582 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $1,885,929 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20154156$5,517
2016152209$27,957
20173831,418$383,722
20188879,553$2,507,122
20191,0348,218$1,975,378
20206563,456$841,883
20218395,259$1,444,001
20228736,111$1,512,682
202389311,952$1,658,582
20241,02115,551$1,885,929

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$28K$57K2015 Drug cost: $9,380 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $10,467 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $9,066 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $9,676 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $11,287 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $14,034 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $25,223 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $31,583 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $24,958 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $56,763 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201557181$9,380
20165087$10,467
20173479$9,066
201854140$9,676
201959137$11,287
202043111$14,034
202176198$25,223
202287184$31,583
202390247$24,958
2024135442$56,763

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
J0178Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg1901,349$659
67028Injection of drug into eye3061,069$97
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system549587$83
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more292377$64
92134Imaging of retina8161,874$30

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
RestasisCyclosporine471,635$34,332
CyclosporineCyclosporine11630$4,274
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate933,275$3,053
LatanoprostLatanoprost924,696$1,260
Brimonidine TartrateBrimonidine Tartrate241,185$1,002

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.18$878Genentech USA, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Shilpa Joshi Desai, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Shilpa Joshi Desai, MD (NPI 1104112879), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Shilpa Joshi Desai, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Shilpa Joshi Desai, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Lahey Clinical Performance ACO (MSSP, ACO ID A1490).

What billing organization is linked to Shilpa Joshi Desai, MD?

Shilpa Joshi Desai, MD is linked to NORTH SUBURBAN EYE ASSOCIATES LLC (billing NPI 1942737226) in the available physician profile data.

Does Shilpa Joshi Desai, MD have Open Payments data?

Shilpa Joshi Desai, MD has 18 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.