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Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD

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Specializes in: Anesthesiology

Professional interests include: anesthesia

1450 Western Avenue Suite 102
Albany, NY 12203

(518) 463-0050

Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD is an anesthesiologist in Albany, NY specializing in anesthesiology. Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD is affiliated with St. Peter's Health Partners.

Office Locations

1450 Western Avenue Suite 102
Albany, NY 12203

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

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

peripheral nerve block

In 2023, Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD performed more peripheral nerve block procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within New York.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

brachial plexus block

brachial plexus nerve block injection

In 2012, Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD had a list price for brachial plexus block, and brachial plexus nerve block injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within New York. 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. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Albany, NY during 2012 were catheterization.

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

catheterization	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	84
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	24

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	29

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	82

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	24

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	14

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	44
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Albany, NY during 2017 were catheterization.

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

catheterization	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	28
Less than 65	53

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Albany, NY during 2018 were catheterization, nerve block and injections.

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

catheterization	31
injections	12
nerve block	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	323

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	562
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	56
Less than 65	112

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Albany, NY during 2019 were nerve block, catheterization and injections.

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

catheterization	22
injections	17
nerve block	30

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	380
Female	399

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	699
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	365
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	92
Less than 65	103

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	41
Dementia	12
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Albany, NY during 2020 were nerve block and injections.

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

injections	72
nerve block	129

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	319

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	545
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	272
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	65
Less than 65	101

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Albany, NY during 2021 were nerve block, injections and catheterization.

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

catheterization	12
injections	88
nerve block	161

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	257
Female	325

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	514
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	54
Less than 65	74

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Albany, NY during 2022 were nerve block and injections.

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

injections	76
nerve block	175

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	460
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	54
Less than 65	78

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Albany, NY during 2023 were nerve block and injections.

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

injections	41
nerve block	90

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	333
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	39
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Albany, NY were nerve block, injections and catheterization.

catheterization	17
injections	51
nerve block	99

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	16
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	285
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	10

**Age**
75 to 84	101
85 and over	32
Less than 65	51
65 to 74	149

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Cancer	18
Dementia	6

Education & Training

He completed residency at NYU Langone Medical Center. He is certified by the Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, American Board and has a state license in New York.

Residency: NYU Langone Medical Center (1992)

Board Certification: Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, American Board (1994)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

St. Peter's Health Partners

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$304 TRIATHLON $304
AtriCure, Inc.	$100 AtriCure cryoICE cryoSPHERE Cryoablation System $62	ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM $38
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$89 BRIDION $89
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$87 BRIDION $87
LivaNova USA, Inc.	$73 Aortic Tissue Valve - Perceval $73
Other	$139 ENTRESTO $55	Da Vinci Surgical System $31	WATCHMAN $23	Humira $14	$16

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$587
Travel and Lodging	$206

Research Payments

Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $4,278.

Biography

Dr. Nimesh Desai specializes in anesthesiology and practices in Albany, NY. Clinical interests for Dr. Desai include anesthesia. After attending New York University (NYU) School of Medicine, he completed his residency training at NYU Langone Medical Center. He is professionally affiliated with St. Peter's Health Partners. Dr. Desai has an open panel in Albany, NY according to St. Peter's Health Partners.

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

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

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

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

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

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

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

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD in 2023

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nimesh Shashikant Desai, MD From 2012 - 2023

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