Physician

Nitin R Desai, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Nitin Desai, MD (NPI: 1497926430) practices internal medicine in the Columbus, GA-AL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Muscogee, GA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is NITIN R DESAI MD PC (NPI: 1376651216; TIN: 58-2478843) and primary practice location at 36867-9998. Desai is affiliated with the Piedmont Clinic ACO LLC (ACO ID: A3250), participating under the MSSP model.

Desai's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 440 traditional Medicare patients, billed 5,416 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $328,989 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99223 (Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes). Part D data shows 5,208 prescription claims across 369 beneficiaries totaling $386,847 in drug costs, led by Ozempic (Semaglutide). DME data shows 13 claims. Open Payments data shows 6 records totaling $201. 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 changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $297,423 to $386,847. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $51,400 to $4,486.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	851	10,489	$352,185
2016	813	10,660	$340,832
2017	794	9,092	$341,060
2018	893	9,835	$387,750
2019	1,066	10,306	$369,862
2020	1,089	8,348	$303,922
2021	1,110	7,648	$308,400
2022	783	5,123	$286,208
2023	370	4,501	$286,121
2024	440	5,416	$328,989

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	305	7,384	$297,423
2016	317	6,092	$294,000
2017	324	6,001	$270,782
2018	331	5,696	$265,223
2019	360	5,409	$279,842
2020	332	5,080	$279,738
2021	330	4,704	$373,299
2022	341	5,058	$430,836
2023	328	4,907	$458,992
2024	369	5,208	$386,847

DME Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	106	712	$49,577
2016	67	528	$23,229
2017	39	441	$12,518
2018	36	412	$13,660
2019	27	275	$10,903
2020	15	215	$10,959
2021	11	239	$13,884
2022	12	176	$8,797
2023	N/R	108	$5,795
2024	N/R	13	$183

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

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
99223	Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	321	349	$130
99239	Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	316	342	$85
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	102	513	$60
99232	Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	319	3,144	$59
93010	Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	308	389	$6

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Ozempic	Semaglutide	62	2,492	$83,765
Eliquis	Apixaban	86	3,346	$63,427
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	30	1,650	$28,330
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	28	1,320	$24,457
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	14	930	$19,687

Top 5 DME services in 2024

By Total Medicare Payment Amount.

HCPCS Code	HCPCS Description	Supplier Rental Indicator	Total Supplier Beneficiaries	Total Supplier Claims	Total Medicare Payment Amount
A4253	Blood glucose test or reagent strips for home blood glucose monitor, per 50 strips	N	N/R	13	$183

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	6	$201	Abbott Laboratories
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Nitin R. Desai, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Nitin R. Desai, MD (NPI 1497926430), 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 Nitin R. Desai, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Nitin R. Desai, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Piedmont Clinic ACO LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A3250).

What billing organization is linked to Nitin R. Desai, MD?

Nitin R. Desai, MD is linked to NITIN R DESAI MD PC (billing NPI 1376651216) in the available physician profile data.

Does Nitin R. Desai, MD have Open Payments data?

Nitin R. Desai, MD has 6 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.