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Dr. Galaxy Desire , MD

Ophthalmology β€’ Boston, MA

Active NPI 1588240097 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment
Practice location in NPPES

725 Albany St
Boston, MA 021183549

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

725 Albany St

Boston, MA 021183549

Telephone 6174145951
Fax 6174149251
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Trustees Of Boston University Facility NPI 1326483074

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: West Virginia University Medical Corporation. See the list

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.

Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.

Medicare Profile & Education

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

Graduation Year

2021

30-day fills

1,143 standardized 30-day fills in 2024

CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.

What this does not show: 30-day fills

It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.

Part D drug cost

$26,615 in 2024

The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.

What this does not show: Part D drug cost

A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.

Open Payments general payments, program year 2025

All general payments: $110.87 across 2 records.

By nature of payment

  • Food and Beverage: $110.87 across 2 records.

Reporting-company totals

  • Amgen Inc.: $86.49 across 1 record.
  • Dompe US, Inc.: $24.38 across 1 record.

A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.

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Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

5 years (graduated 2021)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2021 as the year this clinician finished professional school.

What this does not show: Years since graduation

It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.

NPI first issued

2021

The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.

What this does not show: NPI first issued

NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.

Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.

Accepts Medicare assignment

CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.

Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, β€œDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

No telehealth indicator

CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.

Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Dr. Desire has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.

It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Dr. Desire as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.

What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services

It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Boston and Massachusetts

Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.

Medicare Part D prescriptions

More Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Boston, MA (2024, 200 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 434. Middle half: 120 to 1,252.

Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Massachusetts (2024, 517 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 764. Middle half: 219 to 2,063.

Part D drug cost

Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Boston, MA (2024, 200 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $26,962. Middle half: $3,441 to $138,014.

A lower Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Massachusetts (2024, 517 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $61,248. Middle half: $7,840 to $214,090.

327 active clinicians are listed under Ophthalmology with a practice address in Boston, MA (792 in Massachusetts).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Boston

5.2% of these 327 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

56.6% of these 327 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures

Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments

Open Payments Β· Program Year 2025

Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $110.87.

Manufacturer Payment Nature Product Type Amount ($)
Amgen Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
TEPEZZA General $86.49
Dompe US, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
OXERVATE General $24.38

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications

Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.

CMS Part D Β· Data Year 2024
Prescription Year:
Brand Name Generic Name Prescriptions Day Supply Total Cost Patients
Latanoprost Latanoprost 261 12,996 $2,823.60 113
Brimonidine Tartrate Brimonidine Tartrate 115 6,087 $7,690.28 55
Prednisolone Acetate Prednisolone Acetate 80 2,390 $2,493.08 70
Dorzolamide-Timolol Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat 60 3,445 $1,193.45 35
Ofloxacin Ofloxacin 56 1,465 $728.83 55
Ketorolac Tromethamine Ketorolac Tromethamine 49 1,358 $596.50 47
Timolol Maleate Timolol Maleate 39 2,148 $989.04 23
Dorzolamide Hcl Dorzolamide Hcl 23 1,275 $486.26 12
Rhopressa Netarsudil Mesylate 19 805 $9,347.09 β€”
Erythromycin Erythromycin Base 18 263 $266.82 13

Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits

Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-06-10
Ophthalmology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X

License # reported to NPPES WV 35115

An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.

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Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - OPHTHALMOLOGY

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20250620003580

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

WV

PECOS Control ID

3476958802

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Eligible

Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.

Medicare Group Practice Enrollments

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

West Virginia University Medical Corporation

1 Medical Ctr Dr, Morgantown, WV 265061200

Phone: 3042934500

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

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Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

NPI 1063115210

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

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Nurse Practitioner - Gerontology

NPI 1013424480

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Shivkumar Bhadola

Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology

NPI 1023579349
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Internal Medicine

NPI 1124413810

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Samantha Chua

Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology

NPI 1134706807

Career & Practice History Timeline

Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status

7 Historical Events
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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 10, 2025

Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: WV 35115)

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NPI Profile Active March 23, 2021

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Practice Location (Initial Record) March 23, 2021

Registered at 725 ALBANY ST, BOSTON, MA 021183549 (Tel: 6174145951)

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Business Mailing Address (Initial Record) March 23, 2021

Registered at 725 ALBANY ST, BOSTON, MA 021183549 (Tel: 6174145951)

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Provider Name / Credentials (Initial Record) March 23, 2021

Recorded as GALAXY DESIRE, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) March 23, 2021

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration March 23, 2021

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1588240097
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: March 23, 2021
Last Update: June 10, 2025
Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

725 Albany St

Boston, MA 021183549

Phone: 6174145951

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.