Arati S Desai, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine internal medicine in Philadelphia, PA with 23 years of experience. The provider is an internal medicine physician with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses. This specialist works with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life while addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of both patient and family throughout the course of the disease, through the dying process, and beyond for the family. This specialist has expertise in the assessment of patients with advanced disease; the relief of distressing symptoms; the coordination of interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues; the use of specialized care systems including hospice; the management of the imminently dying patient; and legal and ethical decision making in end-of-life care. Arati S Desai, MD NPI is 1689638983. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a female.
Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:2001
The provider's business location address is:
3400 CIVIC CENTER BLVD
PHILADELPHIA, PA
ZIP 19104-127
Phone: (215) 615-5858
The NPI 1689638983 is registered in the Medicare Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). The provider is legally eligible to order and refer Part B (Clinical Laboratory and Imaging), Durable Medical Equipment, Part A Home Health Agency (HHA), Power Mobility Devices.
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 4/13/2006 and was last updated on 9/27/2019.