Physician

Dermatology

Alpesh Desai practices Dermatology. Dr. Alpesh D. Desai, DO is a published physician. He has 5 papers published. The most current publication "The Kirby-Desai Scale: A Proposed Scale to Assess Tattoo-removal Treatments." He is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.

Publications

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• Treatment of large bulla formation after tattoo removal with a q-switched laser.
• The Kirby-Desai Scale: A Proposed Scale to Assess Tattoo-removal Treatments.
• The use of high-frequency ultrasound in the evaluation of superficial and nodular Basal cell carcinomas.
• Systemic retinoid therapy: a status report on optimal use and safety of long-term therapy.

Schools

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• Kansas City Univ Of Medicine Bioscience College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Procedures Preformed

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• Adjacent Tissue Transfer
• Destruction of Benign Skin Lesion
• Destruction of Malignant Skin Lesion
• Excision of Benign Skin Lesion
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Conditions Treated

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• Acne
• Actinic Keratosis
• Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema)
• Basal Cell Carcinoma
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Doctors Specialties

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• Dermatology

Accepted Insurances

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• Aetna HMO
• Choice Plus POS II
• American Enterprise Group
• American Republic
• Bakery & Confectionary Union Plan
• Blue Card PPO
• Blue Advantage HMO
• Blue Choice
• Cigna HMO
• Cigna PPO
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• Open Access Plus
• Commercial Insurance Company
• Coventry Health Care
• Choice Care PPO
• Preferred PPO
• Houston Area HMO-Standard
• Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
• Medicare MCR
• MHealth Insured
• MultiPlan PPO
• PHCS Network PPO
• Old Surety Life Insurance CompanyMedicare MCR
• Principal Life
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO
• United Healthcare

Education

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• Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1386696904
NPPES Provider LastName		DESAI
NPPES Provider FirstName		ALPESH
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		77008
NPPES Provider State		TX
Specialty Description		Dermatology
Total Claim Count		1201.0
Distinct Opioid Count		1.0
Opioid Claim Count		15.0
Percent Opioid Claims		1.25

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1386696904
Last Name Of The Provider	DESAI
First Name Of The Provider	ALPESH
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