Total Payments
$30,778
2024 Payments
$170.42
Companies
7
Transactions
41
Medicare Patients
685
Medicare Billing
$458,382
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$11,971 (38.9%)
Consulting$10,925 (35.5%)
Other$6,150 (20.0%)
Food & Beverage$935.23 (3.0%)
Research$796.44 (2.6%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $11,971 | 15 | 38.9% |
| Consulting Fee | $10,925 | 2 | 35.5% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $6,000 | 1 | 19.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $935.23 | 18 | 3.0% |
| Unspecified | $796.44 | 4 | 2.6% |
| Honoraria | $150.00 | 1 | 0.5% |
Payments by Type
General
$29,982
37 transactions
Research
$796.44
4 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $29,357 | 30 | $0 (2017) |
| AbbVie, Inc. | $796.44 | 4 | $0 (2017) |
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $275.00 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $159.95 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| GENZYME CORPORATION | $93.93 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $50.00 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Surgical Specialties Corporation (us), Inc. (dba Corza Medical) | $45.42 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $170.42 | 2 | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($125.00) |
| 2021 | $309.95 | 3 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($159.95) |
| 2020 | $93.93 | 1 | GENZYME CORPORATION ($93.93) |
| 2019 | $50.00 | 1 | Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($50.00) |
| 2017 | $30,154 | 34 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($29,357) |
All Payment Transactions
41 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/08/2024 | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| 02/27/2024 | Surgical Specialties Corporation (us), Inc. (dba Corza Medical) | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.42 | General |
| 09/14/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $71.32 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/29/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $88.63 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/23/2021 | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Soliris (Drug) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 01/29/2020 | GENZYME CORPORATION | THYMOGLOBULIN (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $93.93 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 01/12/2019 | Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Envarsus (Drug), Envarsus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.00 | General |
| Category: Immunosuppressant | ||||||
| 10/13/2017 | AbbVie, Inc. | Mavyret (Drug) | — | In-kind items and services | $614.40 | Research |
| Category: Virology | ||||||
| 10/13/2017 | AbbVie, Inc. | Mavyret (Drug) | — | In-kind items and services | $76.21 | Research |
| Category: Virology | ||||||
| 10/13/2017 | AbbVie, Inc. | Mavyret (Drug) | — | In-kind items and services | $53.04 | Research |
| Category: Virology | ||||||
| 10/13/2017 | AbbVie, Inc. | Mavyret (Drug) | — | In-kind items and services | $52.79 | Research |
| Category: Virology | ||||||
| 09/12/2017 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,000.00 | General |
| 09/12/2017 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| 06/23/2017 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.99 | General |
| 06/23/2017 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.00 | General |
| 06/23/2017 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.60 | General |
| 06/22/2017 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $408.81 | General |
| 06/22/2017 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $187.13 | General |
| 06/22/2017 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.99 | General |
| 06/22/2017 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.97 | General |
| 06/22/2017 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.00 | General |
| 06/21/2017 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $708.00 | General |
| 06/21/2017 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $408.81 | General |
| 06/19/2017 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,000.00 | General |
| 06/19/2017 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 93 | 151 | $391,043 | $81,252 |
| 2022 | 5 | 143 | 218 | $393,238 | $96,154 |
| 2021 | 7 | 252 | 380 | $603,289 | $143,574 |
| 2020 | 5 | 197 | 314 | $556,193 | $137,402 |
Total Patients
685
Total Services
1,063
Medicare Billing
$458,382
Procedure Codes
20
All Medicare Procedures & Services
20 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50360 | Transplantation of donor kidney | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $274,394 | $68,878 | 25.1% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 95 | $21,312 | $6,314 | 29.6% |
| 50323 | Preparation of donor kidney for transplantation | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $95,337 | $6,060 | 6.4% |
| 50360 | Transplantation of donor kidney | Facility | 2022 | 37 | 37 | $307,766 | $79,474 | 25.8% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 52 | 127 | $28,194 | $7,557 | 26.8% |
| 50323 | Preparation of donor kidney for transplantation | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 23 | $38,296 | $5,552 | 14.5% |
| 50325 | Preparation of living donor kidney for transplantation | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $12,455 | $1,806 | 14.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $6,528 | $1,765 | 27.0% |
| 50360 | Transplantation of donor kidney | Facility | 2021 | 52 | 52 | $434,616 | $111,426 | 25.6% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 89 | 216 | $47,952 | $12,775 | 26.6% |
| 50323 | Preparation of donor kidney for transplantation | Facility | 2021 | 41 | 41 | $68,266 | $10,072 | 14.8% |
| 49422 | Removal of abdominal cavity catheter | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 18 | $22,266 | $3,413 | 15.3% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 28 | 28 | $11,424 | $3,167 | 27.7% |
| 50327 | Preparation of donor kidney for transplantation, venous connection | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $9,632 | $1,373 | 14.3% |
| 50325 | Preparation of donor kidney for transplantation, open or endoscopic procedure | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $9,133 | $1,348 | 14.8% |
| 50360 | Transplantation of donor kidney | Facility | 2020 | 52 | 52 | $432,536 | $113,086 | 26.1% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 77 | 194 | $43,068 | $12,064 | 28.0% |
| 50323 | Preparation of donor kidney for transplantation | Facility | 2020 | 37 | 37 | $61,606 | $8,721 | 14.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 16 | 16 | $6,528 | $1,804 | 27.6% |
| 50325 | Preparation of donor kidney for transplantation, open or endoscopic procedure | Facility | 2020 | 15 | 15 | $12,455 | $1,726 | 13.9% |
About Dr. Niraj Desai, MD
Dr. Niraj Desai, MD is a Transplant Surgery healthcare provider based in Baltimore, Maryland. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/17/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1760400279.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Niraj Desai, MD has received a total of $30,778 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $170.42 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 41 transactions from 7 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($11,971).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Desai has provided services to 685 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,063 services with total Medicare billing of $458,382. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 20 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Transplant Surgery
- Other Specialties Surgery, Transplant Surgery
- Location Baltimore, MD
- Active Since 07/17/2006
- Last Updated 11/17/2009
- Taxonomy Code 204F00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1760400279
Products in Payments
- ZEPATIER (Drug) $8,626
- Mavyret (Drug) $796.44
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $159.95
- Soliris (Drug) $150.00
- THYMOGLOBULIN (Biological) $93.93
- Envarsus (Drug) $50.00
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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