Dr. Alpesh Desai
What this data tells you about Dr. Desai
Dr. Alpesh Desai is a dermatology in Houston, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Desai performed 18,459 Medicare services across 5,462 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Desai received a total of $1,372,119 from 24 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1010 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in dermatology. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Desai is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasonic guidance for placement of radiation therapy fields | 3,634 | $141 | $267 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 1 treatment area | 3,558 | $212 | $400 |
| Superficial and/or low voltage radiation treatment delivery | 3,440 | $32 | $61 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 1,711 | $5 | $10 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 938 | $54 | $134 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 581 | $75 | $193 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 498 | $59 | $152 |
| Continuing radiation therapy consultation per week | 494 | $68 | $127 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 487 | $31 | $100 |
| Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions | 486 | $149 | $284 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 296 | $68 | $170 |
| Calculation of radiation therapy dose | 288 | $52 | $98 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 272 | $122 | $255 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 253 | $39 | $75 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 168 | $52 | $167 |
| Design and construction of simple radiation treatment device | 158 | $30 | $59 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 149 | $1 | $2 |
| Simple radiation therapy planning | 136 | $55 | $105 |
| Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg) | 77 | $306 | $586 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 68 | $101 | $250 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 60 | $33 | $83 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 54 | $76 | $187 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 43 | $101 | $370 |
| Design and construction of intermediate radiation treatment device | 43 | $109 | $204 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 40 | $101 | $209 |
| Design and construction of complex radiation treatment device | 40 | $96 | $184 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 36 | $30 | $85 |
| Biopsy of ear | 34 | $38 | $145 |
| Application of light with debridement to destroy precancer skin growth | 34 | $199 | $414 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 31 | $196 | $443 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 30 | $92 | $258 |
| Intermediate radiation therapy planning | 30 | $86 | $157 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 2 treatment areas | 30 | $343 | $634 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 23 | $11 | $22 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 21 | $96 | $237 |
| Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm | 20 | $88 | $188 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | 20 | $157 | $397 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 19 | $131 | $412 |
| Application of light by qualified health care professional to destroy precancer skin growth | 19 | $178 | $353 |
| Punch biopsy, first skin growth | 18 | $82 | $192 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm | 18 | $351 | $693 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 17 | $295 | $624 |
| Complex radiation therapy planning | 17 | $134 | $251 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 3 or more treatment areas or any number of treatment areas where special treatment is involved | 17 | $358 | $671 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm | 15 | $89 | $205 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 14 | $76 | $199 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | 13 | $31 | $107 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 11 | $130 | $394 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (57%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in dermatology and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 0% for dermatology in TX.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Desai is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 0%), with 19 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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