Dr. Palak Desai M.D.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1386964781 is registered to Dr. Palak Desai M.D., a Medical Oncology Physician practising at 2216 W Thomas St in Chicago, Illinois. Medical Oncology Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Dr. Palak Desai M.D. has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2010.
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Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20130815000169Medical OncologyIL
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Palak Desai M.D. accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Palak Desai M.D. directly at (312) 770-2272.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1386964781 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Medical Oncology Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (312) 770-2272.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Palak Desai M.D. is a Type-1 individual NPI.