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Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO

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(Ketan Desai, DO)

(5370 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiology (Heart Disease), Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and General Practice

Michigan State University- College of Osteopathic (2000)

3820 Medical Park Drive Suite 2200
Austell, GA 30106

(770) 941-7741

Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO is a cardiologist in Austell, GA specializing in cardiology (heart disease), internal medicine (adult medicine) and general practice. He graduated from Michigan State University- College of Osteopathic in 2000 and has 26 years of experience. Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO is affiliated with Piedmont Healthcare and Piedmont Heart of Austell.

Office Locations

3820 Medical Park Drive Suite 2200
Austell, GA 30106

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

blood tests

In 2023, Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO had a list price for blood tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Georgia. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

cardiac stress testing

cardiac procedures

stress EKG

In 2023, Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO performed more cardiac (heart) stress testing, cardiac procedures, and stress EKG procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Georgia.

Top 25%

By Volume:

Doppler echocardiography

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear scan

By Affordability:

prothrombin time test

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO performed more Doppler echocardiography, myocardial perfusion SPECT, and nuclear scan procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for coagulation (blood clotting) tests, Holter monitoring, lab tests, liver function tests (LFTs), and prothrombin time (PT) test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO treated as a cardiologist in Austell, GA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	296
cardiac procedures	788
doctor visit	1543
hospital care	932
inpatient care	932
lab tests	711
nuclear scan	227
stress testing	427
ultrasound (sonogram)	361

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO treated as a cardiologist in Austell, GA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	237
cardiac procedures	777
doctor visit	1439
hospital care	933
inpatient care	933
lab tests	782
nuclear scan	222
stress testing	406
ultrasound (sonogram)	371

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO.

**Gender**
Male	460
Female	512

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	769
Black	180
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	347
From 75 to 84	341
85 and over	158
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	46
Dementia	20
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO treated as a cardiologist in Austell, GA during 2014 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	14
blood draw	219
cardiac procedures	899
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	1537
hospital care	602
inpatient care	602
lab tests	853
minimally invasive procedures	15
nuclear scan	219
stress testing	417
ultrasound (sonogram)	453
vascular procedures	15

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO.

**Gender**
Male	461
Female	585

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	814
Black	204
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	374
From 75 to 84	369
85 and over	158
Less than 65	145

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO treated as a cardiologist in Austell, GA during 2015 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	30
blood draw	208
cardiac procedures	936
catheterization	17
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	1525
hospital care	658
inpatient care	658
lab tests	1022
minimally invasive procedures	17
nuclear scan	246
stress testing	473
ultrasound (sonogram)	416
vascular procedures	17

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO.

**Gender**
Male	940
Female	1122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1552
Black	442
Hispanic	0
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	776
From 75 to 84	698
85 and over	352
Less than 65	236

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO treated as a cardiologist in Austell, GA during 2016 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, stress testing and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	28
blood draw	200
cardiac procedures	940
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	1671
hospital care	454
inpatient care	454
lab tests	1099
minimally invasive procedures	12
nuclear scan	264
stress testing	506
ultrasound (sonogram)	394
vascular procedures	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO.

**Gender**
Male	578
Female	623

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	906
Black	252
Hispanic	14
Asian	13
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	485
From 75 to 84	379
85 and over	204
Less than 65	133

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO treated as a cardiologist in Austell, GA during 2017 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, stress testing and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	14
blood draw	214
cardiac procedures	809
catheterization	17
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	1639
hospital care	240
inpatient care	213
lab tests	1062
minimally invasive procedures	17
nuclear scan	217
outpatient care	27
stress testing	458
ultrasound (sonogram)	320
vascular procedures	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO.

**Gender**
Male	539
Female	657

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	881
Black	257
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	508
From 75 to 84	393
85 and over	173
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO treated as a cardiologist in Austell, GA during 2018 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, stress testing and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	32
blood draw	381
cardiac procedures	801
doctor visit	1795
hospital care	110
inpatient care	110
lab tests	924
nuclear scan	192
stress testing	447
ultrasound (sonogram)	322

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO.

**Gender**
Male	529
Female	577

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	795
Black	254
Hispanic	24
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	439
From 75 to 84	387
85 and over	160
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO treated as a cardiologist in Austell, GA during 2019 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, lab tests and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	14
blood draw	229
cardiac procedures	818
doctor visit	1857
hospital care	95
inpatient care	95
lab tests	416
nuclear scan	206
stress testing	452
ultrasound (sonogram)	352

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO.

**Gender**
Male	531
Female	595

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	809
Black	257
Hispanic	23
Asian	15
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	450
From 75 to 84	402
85 and over	166
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO treated as a cardiologist in Austell, GA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, lab tests and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	252
cardiac procedures	625
doctor visit	1483
hospital care	68
inpatient care	68
lab tests	308
nuclear scan	160
stress testing	360
ultrasound (sonogram)	265

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO.

**Gender**
Male	453
Female	508

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	693
Black	224
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	402
From 75 to 84	335
85 and over	134
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO treated as a cardiologist in Austell, GA during 2021 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, lab tests and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	218
cardiac procedures	588
doctor visit	1261
hospital care	83
inpatient care	83
lab tests	303
nuclear scan	157
stress testing	357
ultrasound (sonogram)	231

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO.

**Gender**
Male	445
Female	480

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	687
Black	188
Hispanic	17
Asian	14
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	371
From 75 to 84	360
85 and over	135
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	19
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO treated as a cardiologist in Austell, GA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	182
cardiac procedures	413
doctor visit	1074
hospital care	51
inpatient care	51
lab tests	203
nuclear scan	114
stress testing	252
ultrasound (sonogram)	161

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO.

**Gender**
Male	416
Female	466

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	658
Black	174
Hispanic	15
Asian	12
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	356
From 75 to 84	326
85 and over	139
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO treated as a cardiologist in Austell, GA were cardiac procedures, lab tests, stress testing and hospital care.

ambulatory monitoring	22
blood draw	239
cardiac procedures	763
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	1529
hospital care	384
inpatient care	381
lab tests	698
minimally invasive procedures	15
nuclear scan	202
outpatient care	27
stress testing	414
ultrasound (sonogram)	331
vascular procedures	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO.

**Gender**
Male	486
Female	556

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	221
Asian / Pacific Islander	9
Non-Hispanic White	778
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	11
Other	11

**Age**
75 to 84	362
85 and over	161
Less than 65	109
65 to 74	409

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO graduated from Michigan State University- College of Osteopathic in 2000. He completed residency at Botsford General Hospital. He is certified by the Board Certification: American Osteopathic Association - Cardiology and has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: Michigan State University- College of Osteopathic (2000)

Residency: Botsford General Hospital (2003)

Board Certification: Board Certification: American Osteopathic Association - Cardiology

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Piedmont Healthcare

Piedmont Heart of Austell

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna Medicare Advantage, Wellcare, Humana Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare Medicare Advantage, Aetna, Tricare Prime (referral required), Medicare, CareSource Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, BCBS, Anthem MediBlue, Beech Street, PHCS/MultiPlan, Kaiser Medicare Advantage, LifeWell (HealthScope), Alliant Health Plans SoloCare (including Core & Select), Sonder, Alliant SimpleCare/4Corners, Pruitt Health Premier (AllyAlign), Peach State, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (Ryan White Part A), CareSource, Ambetter (including Core & Select), Georgia Health Advantage and CareSource Dual Advantage (HMO D-SNP only).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna Medicare Advantage

Wellcare

Humana Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare Medicare Advantage

Aetna

Tricare Prime (referral required)

Medicare

CareSource Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

BCBS

Anthem MediBlue

Beech Street

PHCS/MultiPlan

Kaiser Medicare Advantage

LifeWell (HealthScope)

Alliant Health Plans SoloCare (including Core & Select)

Sonder

Alliant SimpleCare/4Corners

Pruitt Health Premier (AllyAlign)

Peach State

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (Ryan White Part A)

CareSource

Ambetter (including Core & Select)

Georgia Health Advantage

CareSource Dual Advantage (HMO D-SNP only)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 5370 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO from all over the web to help you find the right in Austell, GA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$1,133 ELIQUIS $637	VYNDAQEL $404	PAXLOVID $86	VIAGRA $5
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$693 ENTRESTO $507	LEQVIO $187
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$550 JARDIANCE $417	Praxbind $119	Pradaxa $15
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$455 MULTAQ $278	PRALUENT $177
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$441 BRILINTA $312	$129
Other	$3,114 Repatha $368	XARELTO $364	Barostim Neo System $248	Vascepa $194	BYSTOLIC $186	Other $1,754

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,353
Education	$33

Research Payments

Dr. Ketan N. Desai, DO has received 9 research payments totaling $8,751.

Biography

Dr. Ketan Desai is a physician who specializes in general practice and cardiology (heart disease). He is professionally affiliated with Piedmont Healthcare. He attended Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine for medical school and subsequently trained at Botsford Hospital for residency. Patients rated Dr. Desai highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Desai accepts Anthem, Blue California, and Viant, in addition to other insurance carriers. According to Piedmont Healthcare, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Austell, GA.