Dr. Manish Desai, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Desai
Dr. Manish Desai is a family medicine in Plano, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Desai performed 4,696 Medicare services across 2,200 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Desai received a total of $9,172 from 62 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 514 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 468 | $38 | $50 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 387 | $8 | $11 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 384 | $8 | $10 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 378 | $90 | $152 |
| Liver function blood test panel | 366 | $8 | $15 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 335 | $13 | $16 |
| Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, total | 325 | $6 | $10 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 256 | $5 | $7 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 213 | $9 | $15 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 195 | $6 | $7 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 140 | $8 | $10 |
| Vitamin D level test | 127 | $29 | $37 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 117 | $16 | $21 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 98 | $107 | $204 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 97 | $34 | $50 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 72 | $9 | $15 |
| Care management services for behavioral health conditions, 20 minutes or more clinical staff time directed by health care professional | 64 | $31 | $51 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 63 | $59 | $130 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 62 | $9 | $24 |
| Automated urinalysis | 60 | $2 | $3 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 51 | $105 | $256 |
| Uric acid level test | 48 | $4 | $7 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 45 | $18 | $37 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 39 | $19 | $31 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 36 | $29 | $32 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 30 | $69 | $84 |
| Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen | 26 | $67 | $160 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 26 | $283 | $362 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 26 | $29 | $33 |
| Iron level test | 25 | $6 | $11 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 25 | $9 | $11 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 20 | $3 | $24 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 20 | $15 | $20 |
| X-ray lower and sacral spine, minimum of 6 views | 19 | $37 | $58 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 14 | $18 | $25 |
| Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, free | 13 | $18 | $25 |
| C-reactive protein test (inflammation marker) | 13 | $5 | $8 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 13 | $71 | $271 |
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 ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 6% for family medicine 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 4% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 6%), 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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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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