Physician profile
Mehul J Desai
NPI 1114045341
$339,069.68
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
42 companies · $43K in 2025
The $43K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $400).
Payments by year
General and research payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $22K · 2020: $13K · 2021: $39K · 2022: $79K · 2023: $96K · 2024: $47K · 2025: $43K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $131K · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $32K · Food and Beverage: $12K · Travel and Lodging: $11K.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $131,456.90 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $31,875.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $12,290.42 |
| Travel and Lodging | $11,130.89 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Research payments are listed separately below. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nalu Medical, INC. | $184,008.21 | 2020-2025 | Nalu Neurostimulation System |
| Medtronic, INC. | $44,263.77 | 2021-2025 | Intellis Adaptivestim, Inceptiv, Synchromedii |
| Avanos Medical | $39,075.16 | 2019-2023 | Coolief* Cooled Radiofrequency |
| Spr Therapeutics, INC | $22,115.52 | 2019-2025 | Sprint Pns System |
| The Institute of Musculoskeletal Science and Education | $11,150.00 | 2021 | |
| Relievant Medsystems, INC. | $9,904.78 | 2021-2023 | Intracept |
| Interventional Pain Technologies INC. | $9,338.19 | 2021-2023 | Vyrsa V1 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $6,433.51 | 2019-2025 | Proclaim, Axium |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $4,722.87 | 2019-2020 | |
| Mml US, INC. | $1,571.16 | 2021-2025 | Reactiv8 |
| Nevro Corp. | $1,044.90 | 2019-2024 | Senza |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $864.75 | 2019-2025 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16, Intracept |
| Camber Spine Technologies LLC | $669.02 | 2020-2023 | |
| Bioness INC | $616.51 | 2019-2020 | |
| Saluda Medical Americas, INC. | $436.29 | 2023-2025 | Evoke Scs, Evoke |
Show all 40 companies
2 companies reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
Research and ownership
$7,061.00 in research payments reported 2019-2025. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials: they are reported under a clinician's name but frequently go to a hospital or research organization, and usually reflect participation in medical research.
$101,820.00 in ownership or investment interests, as reported to CMS. These are holdings a clinician or an immediate family member has in a company, not payments received.
If you want to bring it up
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Mehul Desai listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.