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Bakul Desai — NPI 1376654624: exclusion status

Name: Provider record — NPI 1376654624 (Bakul Desai)
Creator: Fonteum
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Bakul Desai (NPI 1376654624) is a cardiologist in North Bergen, NJ, resolved across 3 federal sources. 1 state Medicaid exclusion on record. Source and date metadata below is shown where the response supplies it; unavailable dates are labeled.

NPI record questions

Public NPPES answers

These short answers use the public NPPES identity record and the public federal datasets shown below. They are administrative facts only: no derived score, no consumer report, and no patient information.

Are NPI numbers public?

Yes. NPI numbers are public federal identifiers in CMS NPPES. This page shows the public NPPES facts Fonteum has for NPI 1376654624: provider name, entity type, taxonomy, practice location, enumeration date, last-updated date, and source snapshot date. It does not include patient information.

Source:CMS NPPESSnapshot 2026-05-06

What does the NPI record show for Bakul Desai?

Bakul Desai (NPI 1376654624) appears in CMS NPPES as cardiologist in North Bergen, NJ. NPPES is administrative identity data submitted to CMS by providers and organizations; this page displays the source snapshot date as 2026-05-06.

Federal source	Key	What it provides	Source & date
CMS NPPES	NPI 1376654624	Registry identity — cardiologist, taxonomy 207RC0000X	Source:CMS NPPESSnapshot 2026-05-06
CMS Medicare Part D	NPI 1376654624	24 drugs prescribed, 2024	Source:CMS Part DSnapshot DY2024

Drug	Claims	Drug cost
Eliquis(Apixaban)	27	$36,216
Entresto(Sacubitril/Valsartan)	20	$22,451
Vascepa(Icosapent Ethyl)	13	$13,389
Nebivolol Hcl	65	$2,794
Valsartan	64	$2,249

Bakul Desai

Public NPPES answers

Are NPI numbers public?

What does the NPI record show for Bakul Desai?

Does this page assign a provider score?

Does no exclusion match amount to a clearance?

Where does the provider data come from?

Sources that publish this NPI

Medicare Part D prescribing

MIPS quality score

Standing

Who owns, operates, or is affiliated with this provider

Retained versions for this record

Bakul Desai

Public NPPES answers

Are NPI numbers public?

What does the NPI record show for Bakul Desai?

Data-use and correction resources.

Does this page assign a provider score?

Does no exclusion match amount to a clearance?

Where does the provider data come from?

Sources that publish this NPI

Medicare Part D prescribing

MIPS quality score

Standing

Who owns, operates, or is affiliated with this provider

Retained versions for this record

Context for this record