Vijay V. Desai, MD

Medicare activity in 2024

Official CMS public-use data for Vijay V. Desai, data year 2024 (released May 21, 2026). It covers Original Medicare (fee-for-service) patients only, not Medicare Advantage or other insurance. It shows volume, not quality or outcomes. CMS hides any count of 10 or fewer patients.

Most frequent services

1. Advance care planning, first 30 minutes (99497)197 services
2. Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes (99223)161 services
3. Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes (99233)120 services
4. Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes (99222)11 services

Chronic conditions among these patients

Share of this clinician’s Original Medicare patients with each condition, as published by CMS (it describes the patients, not the care given).

• High blood pressure75%
• High cholesterol75%
• Ischemic heart disease59%
• Arthritis55%
• Alzheimer's disease or dementia55%
• Heart failure49%

Hospitals where Vijay V. Desai works

Medicare's Facility Affiliation Data lists Vijay V. Desai at these hospitals (updated October 2, 2026). Each hospital page shows its address, phone, emergency services, Medicare rating and all its clinicians. Star rating and emergency services: Hospital General Information (CMS), data updated October 26, 2026.

• Norwalk HospitalNorwalk, CT · Acute Care Hospital · Medicare rating: 3 of 5 stars · Emergency services: listed by Medicare · CCN 070034

Practice locations

Addresses where Vijay V. Desai is enrolled with Medicare (CMS data updated October 2, 2026).

• 24 Stevens StNorwalk, CT 06850 (203) 852‑2000

Group practices

Medicare enrollment lists Vijay V. Desai as a member of this group (CMS data updated October 2, 2026).

• Nuvance Health Medical Practice Ct Inc747 clinicians in the group

Specialties

• Hospice/Palliative Careprimary
• Internal Medicinealso

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Other palliative care doctors in Connecticut

Clinicians with the same Medicare primary specialty in Connecticut — not a recommendation.

• Andrea T. Ruskin, MD
• Nadav Klein, MD
• Brett Prestia
• Vinay B. Rao, DO
• Eve Block, MD
• Melissa Mosley
• Samantha Shapiro, MD
• Sherry Ng, MD

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Other clinicians in Nuvance Health Medical Practice Ct Inc

Medicare enrollment lists these clinicians in the same group practice — not a recommendation.

• Marissa Crofut, PA
• Kara S. Lombardo, PA
• Marcelo Ferreira Cassini, MD
• Colleen L. Linari
• Michael Klein, MD
• Kenneth Hassler, DO

Clinician information

Most corrections must be made at the source: clinicians update their NPI Registry record (NPPES) and their Medicare enrollment (PECOS); this page follows the next data release.

Sources

1. Facility Affiliation Data — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated October 2, 2026, retrieved October 29, 2026
2. Hospital General Information — CMS, data updated October 26, 2026, retrieved November 13, 2026
3. National Downloadable File (Doctors and Clinicians) — CMS, data updated October 2, 2026, retrieved October 29, 2026
4. Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider — CMS, data year 2024, released May 21, 2026; Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service
5. NPI Registry — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (NPPES), the clinician’s official record
6. Medicare Care Compare — official Medicare tool to look up clinicians