Kena Kirtikant Desai, MS, MD
NPI 1124285945ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· Salt Lake City, UT
Hospitalist (MS, MD) with Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, practicing in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $30,073 for 146 claims, against $11,644 paid for services in 2024. Gilead Sciences, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2024, $210.98 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Alaska Native Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1124285945 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MS, MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 20, 2008 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 10, 2012 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalist Primary | 208M00000X | 8297962-1205 | UT |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 001 | NH |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 119 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 203 across 13 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $11,644 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 146 · 231 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 37 |
| Total drug cost | $30,073 |
| Generic share | 75% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
| Secondary specialties | Family Practice |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Alaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumAnchorage, AK · 607 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Alaska Native Medical CenterAnchorage, AK
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2024$210.98 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2024
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $124.91 | 1 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | $86.07 | 1 |
What the 2024 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$210.98 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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