Physician

Aakash Anish Desai, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Aakash Desai, M.D. (NPI: 1114458007) practices gastroenterology in the Pittsburgh, PA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Allegheny, PA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ALLEGHENY CLINIC (NPI: 1821098138; TIN: 251838458) and primary practice location at 15146-3513. Desai is affiliated with the Physician Partners of Western PA LLC (ACO ID: A3547), participating under the MSSP model.

Desai's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 89 traditional Medicare patients, billed 120 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $11,311 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 45385 (Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare). Part D data shows 244 prescription claims across 140 beneficiaries totaling $879,868 in drug costs, led by Stelara (Ustekinumab). Open Payments data shows 4 records totaling $87. 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 has fewer than 5 years of reported Medicare Part B carrier billing data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $8,701 to $879,868. 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$5.7K$11K2024 Medicare payment: $11,311 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
202489120$11,311

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$440K$880K2017 Drug cost: $8,701 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $14,194 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $22,642 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $23,226 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $7,016 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $80,878 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $220,404 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $879,868 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
201739111$8,701
201868363$14,194
201957458$22,642
202067381$23,226
202177187$7,016
202251120$80,878
202359134$220,404
2024140244$879,868

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
45385Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare1212$199
45380Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope1313$101
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more1111$88
43239Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope2020$77
99221Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes2727$63

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
StelaraUstekinumab291,076$753,533
PlenvuPeg3350/Sod Sul/Nacl/Kcl/Asb/C1424$1,927
Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag SulfSodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates2233$1,679
Peg 3350-ElectrolyteSodium Chloride/Nahco3/Kcl/Peg3641$829
OmeprazoleOmeprazole18628$335

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.4$87Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., 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 Aakash Anish Desai, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Aakash Anish Desai, M.D. (NPI 1114458007), 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 Aakash Anish Desai, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Aakash Anish Desai, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for Physician Partners of Western PA LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A3547).

What billing organization is linked to Aakash Anish Desai, M.D.?

Aakash Anish Desai, M.D. is linked to ALLEGHENY CLINIC (billing NPI 1821098138) in the available physician profile data.

Does Aakash Anish Desai, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Aakash Anish Desai, M.D. has 4 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.