Physician Profile
Shilpa A. Desouza, MD
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Desouza
Shilpa A. Desouza, MD practices pulmonary disease in Mineola, NY. Shilpa is also listed as specializing in internal medicine and critical care medicine. According to Medicare claims data, Shilpa cared for 1,156 Medicare patients across 1,700 services. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more, subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes, and test for exercise-induced lung stress. The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588820856.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (516) 663-2834
- Email not available
Practice Locations
222 STATION PLZ N SUITE 400
Mineola, NY 11501
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Pulmonary Disease generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Airway disorders
Blood vessel disorders
Critical care
Diagnostic findings
Environmental lung diseases
Genetic conditions
Infections
- Community-acquired pneumonia
- Fungal lung infection
- Legionnaires' Disease
- Lung abscess
- NTM lung infection
- Severe Pneumonia
- Tuberculosis
- Valley fever
- Walking Pneumonia in Children
- Whooping Cough
Inflammatory conditions
Lung growths
Occupational & environmental
Pleural disorders
Post-infection conditions
Sleep disorders
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
- Shallow Breathing In Sleep
- Snoring
- Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
- Waking Up Gasping Or Choking
Structural lung conditions
Symptoms
- Blue Baby Syndrome
- Chest congestion
- Coughing up blood
- Low oxygen levels
- Rapid Breathing
- Severe asthma attack
- Wheezing
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
Airway care
Airway management
Biopsies
Biopsies & diagnostics
Breathing tests
- 6-minute walk test
- Asthma challenge test
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET)
- Exhaled nitric oxide test
Cancer diagnostic procedures
Consultations
Counseling & prevention
Critical care
Diagnostic procedures
Drainage care
Imaging
Interventional procedures
Lab tests
Lung tests
Medications
Monitoring
Pleural procedures
- Chest tube insertion
- Draining lung fluid
- Medical thoracoscopy
- Permanent chest drain insertion
- Pleural sealing procedure
Procedures
Rehabilitation
Screening
Sleep equipment
Sleep medicine
Sleep treatments
Specialist evaluations
Specialized testing
Treatments
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
1,700 services · 1,156 patients · 23 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Procedure | 36415 |
70 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | Procedure | 32555 |
14 | Less often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Imaging | 76937 |
20 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Test for exercise-induced lung stress | Treatment | 94618 |
212 | More than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | Treatment | 94729 |
45 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | Treatment | 94726 |
44 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | Treatment | 94060 |
36 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Treatment | 99152 |
27 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Insertion of catheter into right side of heart for evaluation of congenital heart defect in heart with normal native blood vessel connections, using imaging guidance | Treatment | 93593 |
22 | Too few peers to compare |
| Drug infusion or exercise for heart stimulation during diagnostic study | Treatment | 93464 |
21 | Too few peers to compare |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other lung specialists at this location 3
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other lung specialists in Mineola 5
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 24 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2002 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample 8
Providers in NY who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What is Dr. Desouza's specialty?
Dr. Desouza is a lung specialist in Mineola, NY. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Pulmonary Disease”.
NPI registry
Where can I find Dr. Desouza?
Dr. Desouza is listed at 222 Station Plz N Suite 400, Mineola, NY 11501. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How do I contact Dr. Desouza?
The number on file is (516) 663-2834. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Desouza's NPI number?
Dr. Desouza's National Provider Identifier is 1588820856. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Desouza's medical education?
Dr. Desouza attended Other, graduating in 2002. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Desouza been practicing?
Dr. Desouza has 24 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2002, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What is Dr. Desouza known for?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Desouza performs procedures including insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample and aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance; reads or performs imaging such as ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access; provides treatments such as test for exercise-induced lung stress and test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Desouza confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Desouza. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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