Dr Ketan Desai, MD PHD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Easton, PA

Dr Ketan Desai, MD PHD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in Easton, Pennsylvania. His current practice location is 1175 Spring Rd, Easton, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (610) 252-8240.

Dr Ketan Desai is licensed to practice in Texas (license number K0018) and he also participates in the medicare program. He does not accept medicare assignments directly but he may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. His NPI Number is 1689809535.

Contact Information

Dr Ketan Desai, MD PHD
1175 Spring Rd,
Easton, PA 18040-8261
(610) 252-8240
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Physician's Profile

Full NameDr Ketan Desai
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine
Location1175 Spring Rd, Easton, Pennsylvania
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1689809535
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 05/21/2009
  • Last Update Date: 07/13/2009
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 9830387125
  • Enrollment ID: I20101230001057

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Ketan Desai such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1689809535NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207RR0500XInternal Medicine - Rheumatology K0018 (Texas)Secondary
207RA0201XInternal Medicine - Allergy & Immunology K0018 (Texas)Secondary
207R00000XInternal Medicine K0018 (Texas)Primary

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Dr Ketan Desai allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameLisa Pathak Md Llc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1841431418
PECOS PAC ID: 8527111087
Enrollment ID: O20090730000324
Entity NameSpecialty Physician Associates, Llc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1487960639
PECOS PAC ID: 6204012016
Enrollment ID: O20110512000036

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Dr Ketan Desai is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Dr Ketan Desai, MD PHD
1175 Spring Rd,
Easton, PA 18040-8261

Ph: (610) 252-8240
Dr Ketan Desai, MD PHD
1175 Spring Rd,
Easton, PA 18040-8261

Ph: (610) 252-8240

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