Vipul Desai, MD
NPI 1891960969ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease· The Woodlands, TX
Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease (MD) with Houston Center for Infectious Diseases PA, practicing in The Woodlands, Texas. In 2024 Medicare paid $678,196 for 237 patients, and Part D covered 910 of their prescriptions, 85% of them generic. Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was the largest of 18 companies reporting payments in 2025, $5,823 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1891960969 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 29, 2008 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 7, 2014 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Primary | 207RI0200X | P0971 | TX |
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 - Infectious Disease (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 237 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 264,109 across 57 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $678,196 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 910 · 1,012 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 220 |
| Total drug cost | $611,711 |
| Generic share | 85% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Infectious Disease |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Houston Center for Infectious Diseases PAThe Woodlands, TX · 9 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- HCA Houston Healthcare ConroeConroe, TX
- Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands, TX
- Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston, TX
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$5,823 · 130 payments from 18 companies
- 2024$13,811 · 181 payments from 18 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $2,852 | 11 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $617.70 | 29 |
| Viiv Healthcare Company | $484.95 | 23 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $443.06 | 11 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $371.66 | 16 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$3,233 · 126 payments
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$2,500 · 2 payments
- Education$90.41 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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