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Shilpa Joshi Desai, MD

NPI 1104112879ActiveIndividual· Ophthalmology· Cambridge, MA

Ophthalmology (MD) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, trained at Harvard Medical School (class of 2011). In 2024 Medicare paid $1,885,929 for 1,021 patients, and Part D covered 442 of their prescriptions, 52% of them generic. Genentech, Inc. was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $518.81 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1104112879
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJun 21, 2011
Last updated in NPPESApr 29, 2019

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Ophthalmology Primary207W00000X262235MA
Internal Medicine207R00000X248156MA

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Ophthalmology (MA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients1,021
Services billed15,551 across 59 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$1,885,929

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)442 · 680 30-day fills
Patients135
Total drug cost$56,763
Generic share52% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolHarvard Medical School
Graduation year2011
Medicare specialtyOphthalmology

Medical groups

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$518.81 · 15 payments from 8 companies
  • 2024$878.35 · 18 payments from 9 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$518.81 · 15 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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