Physician

Lekha Koppolu Desai, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Lekha Desai, MD (NPI: 1548503543) practices ophthalmology in the Raleigh-Cary, NC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Wake, NC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is RETINA ASSOCIATES, PLLC (NPI: 1760408397; TIN: 562043271) and primary practice location at 27514-7092. Desai is affiliated with the Physician Leaders Direct Contracting Entity, LLC (ACO ID: D0171) and Vytalize Health 9 ACO LLC (ACO ID: D0313), participating under the REACH model.

Desai's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 696 traditional Medicare patients, billed 12,386 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,513,487 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99204 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more). Part D data shows 330 prescription claims across 110 beneficiaries totaling $20,010 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 16 records totaling $301. 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 $12,996 to $1,513,487. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. 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$904K$1.8M2017 Medicare payment: $12,996 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $54,177 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $286,160 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $1,807,296 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $1,711,568 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $1,306,632 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $1,402,550 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $1,513,487 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
201794146$12,996
2018137431$54,177
20194222,234$286,160
202087610,140$1,807,296
20216679,659$1,711,568
20226317,630$1,306,632
202369311,515$1,402,550
202469612,386$1,513,487

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$57K2017 Drug cost: $821 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $1,959 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $12,071 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $56,886 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $56,472 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $24,167 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $25,376 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $20,010 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
20171734$821
20182453$1,959
201960127$12,071
2020149456$56,886
2021128451$56,472
202298226$24,167
202397284$25,376
2024110330$20,010

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
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more145145$128
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system4681,028$100
67028Injection of drug into eye243755$97
92134Imaging of retina5551,140$35
92202Extended exam of the back part of the eye with optic nerve drawing422864$13

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate1064,498$5,094
Ketorolac TromethamineKetorolac Tromethamine632,237$1,921
Brimonidine TartrateBrimonidine Tartrate211,277$1,158
OfloxacinOfloxacin27697$408
Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat15919$163

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.16$301Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, 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 Lekha Koppolu Desai, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Lekha Koppolu Desai, MD (NPI 1548503543), 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 Lekha Koppolu Desai, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Lekha Koppolu Desai, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Physician Leaders Direct Contracting Entity, LLC (REACH, ACO ID D0171) and Vytalize Health 9 ACO LLC (REACH, ACO ID D0313).

What billing organization is linked to Lekha Koppolu Desai, MD?

Lekha Koppolu Desai, MD is linked to RETINA ASSOCIATES, PLLC (billing NPI 1760408397) in the available physician profile data.

Does Lekha Koppolu Desai, MD have Open Payments data?

Lekha Koppolu Desai, MD has 16 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.