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Dr. Bijal Desai, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Ross University School of Medicine

1 Eastern Avenue
Somerville, NJ 08876

(732) 873-9500

Dr. Bijal Desai, MD is a nephrologist in Somerville, NJ specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from Ross University School of Medicine. Dr. Bijal Desai, MD is affiliated with RWJBarnabas Health, Saint Peter's Healthcare System, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) and KIDNEY HYPERTENSION CENTER OF CENTRAL JERSEY PC.

Office Locations

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH)

1 Eastern Avenue
Somerville, NJ 08876

(732) 873-9500

(732) 873-0261

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Saint Peter's Healthcare System

23 Clyde Road Suite 101
Somerset, NJ

(732) 873-9500

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

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nursing home care

In 2012, Dr. Bijal Desai, MD performed more nursing home care procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within New Jersey.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bijal Desai, MD treated as a nephrologist in Somerville, NJ during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	99
doctor visit	430
hospital care	1722
inpatient care	1722

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bijal Desai, MD treated as a nephrologist in Somerville, NJ during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	149
doctor visit	485
hospital care	1688
inpatient care	1688
nursing home care	276

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	348
Female	367

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	501
Black	123
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	190
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	60
Dementia	27
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bijal Desai, MD treated as a nephrologist in Somerville, NJ during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	159
doctor visit	489
hospital care	1830
inpatient care	1830
nursing home care	128

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	388
Female	339

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	500
Black	133
Hispanic	0
Asian	49
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	234
85 and over	178
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	61
Dementia	26
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bijal Desai, MD treated as a nephrologist in Somerville, NJ during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	155
doctor visit	554
hospital care	1553
inpatient care	1553
nursing home care	77

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	678
Female	642

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	862
Black	244
Hispanic	58
Asian	120
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	412
From 75 to 84	446
85 and over	302
Less than 65	160

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	63
Dementia	27
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bijal Desai, MD treated as a nephrologist in Somerville, NJ during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	157
doctor visit	575
hospital care	1331
inpatient care	1331
nursing home care	156

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	309
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	409
Black	122
Hispanic	39
Asian	55
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	149
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	64
Dementia	28
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bijal Desai, MD treated as a nephrologist in Somerville, NJ during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	225
doctor visit	561
hospital care	1205
inpatient care	1205
nursing home care	144

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	317
Female	303

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	390
Black	110
Hispanic	41
Asian	57
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	134
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	64
Dementia	25
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bijal Desai, MD treated as a nephrologist in Somerville, NJ during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	65
doctor visit	578
hospital care	777
inpatient care	777
nursing home care	634

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	363
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	438
Black	113
Hispanic	43
Asian	64
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	217
85 and over	155
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	66
Dementia	26
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bijal Desai, MD treated as a nephrologist in Somerville, NJ during 2019 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	63
doctor visit	537
hospital care	647
inpatient care	647
nursing home care	761

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	382
Black	95
Hispanic	40
Asian	50
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	152
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	65
Dementia	28
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bijal Desai, MD treated as a nephrologist in Somerville, NJ during 2020 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	12
doctor visit	425
hospital care	287
inpatient care	287
nursing home care	786

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	275
Black	72
Hispanic	23
Asian	37
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	94
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	63
Dementia	28
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bijal Desai, MD treated as a nephrologist in Somerville, NJ during 2021 were nursing home care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	497
hospital care	143
inpatient care	143
nursing home care	714

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	277
Black	60
Hispanic	24
Asian	32
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	86
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	61
Dementia	28
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bijal Desai, MD treated as a nephrologist in Somerville, NJ during 2022 were nursing home care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	515
hospital care	268
inpatient care	268
nursing home care	699

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	61
Hispanic	23
Asian	38
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	105
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	61
Dementia	22
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bijal Desai, MD treated as a nephrologist in Somerville, NJ were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and dialysis.

dialysis	120
doctor visit	513
hospital care	1041
inpatient care	1041
nursing home care	437

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	311
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	103
Asian / Pacific Islander	45
Non-Hispanic White	395
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	30
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	201
85 and over	140
Less than 65	76
65 to 74	178

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bijal Desai, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol, hypertension and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	57
Atrial Fibrillation	27
Dementia	24
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Bijal Desai, MD graduated from Ross University School of Medicine. He completed residency at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in New Jersey.

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine

Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: New Jersey

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Bijal Desai, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

RWJBarnabas Health

Saint Peter's Healthcare System

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH)

KIDNEY HYPERTENSION CENTER OF CENTRAL JERSEY PC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Bijal Desai, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Questcor Pharmaceuticals	$5,136 ACTHAR $5,136
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$1,410 KRYSTEXXA $1,410
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$890 SAMSCA $794	JYNARQUE $96
Mallinckrodt LLC	$801 ACTHAR $801
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$642 RENVELA $416	HECTOROL IV $202	VELTASSA $24
Other	$4,258 VELTASSA $542	LOKELMA $512	Auryxia $374	Uloric $264	Colcrys $219	Other $2,347

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,728
Honoraria	$5,506
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$523
Education	$376
Travel and Lodging	$5

Biography

Dr. Bijal Desai works as an adult nephrology. After attending Ross University School of Medicine, he completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He is affiliated with Saint Peter's Healthcare System and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset.