Andre Pothel Desire, MD

Primary specialty

Interventional Cardiology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RI0011X

License

K5899 Issued in TX

Practice address

1631 11TH St
Suite B
Wichita Falls, TX 76301-4320

Phone

(940) 687-5000

Fax

(940) 687-4000

NPI assigned

Apr 19, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)

Education

State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine, 1986

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

United Regional Health Care System IncGroup PAC ID 7315846813, 7 clinicians

United Regional Physician GroupGroup PAC ID 2163417478, 106 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• United Regional Health Care System Hospital, Wichita Falls, TX, CCN 450010
• Graham Regional Medical Center Hospital, Graham, TX, CCN 671300
• Wilbarger General Hospital Hospital, Vernon, TX, CCN 450584
• Hamilton Hospital Hospital, Olney, TX, CCN 451354
• Seymour Hospital Hospital, Seymour, TX, CCN 451399

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

88.77 of 100Reported as individual

Quality

87.73

Promoting interoperability

96

Improvement activities

40

Cost

78.18

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: drdesire@directaddress.net
• Direct secure messaging: andre.desire.1@12879.direct.athenahealth.com
• Direct secure messaging: adesire@directaddress.net
• FHIR API: https://epicproxy.et1096.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/fhir/r4/
• FHIR API: https://epicproxy.et1096.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/URMYCHART/api/FHIR/R4
• FHIR API: https://api.platform.athenahealth.com/14449/brand/1/csg/1/fhir/r4
• Direct secure messaging: adesire13654@unitedregional.medalliesdirect.net
• FHIR API: https://epicproxy.et1096.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/FHIR/DSTU2/

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• United Regional Health Care System Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Wichita Falls, TX
  • NPI 1023013448
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• United Regional Physician Group

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Wichita Falls, TX
  • NPI 1407890775
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Andre P Desire, MD, PA

  • Cardiovascular Disease Physician
  • Wichita Falls, TX
  • NPI 1821016676
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• La Magna Health PLLC

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Wichita Falls, TX
  • NPI 1699285346
  NPD Authorized official
• Wichita Falls Heart Clinic PLLC

  • Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
  • Wichita Falls, TX
  • NPI 1215486691
  NPD Authorized official

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Baylor County Hospital District

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Seymour, TX
  • NPI 1194893263
  Care Compare affiliation
• Graham Hospital District

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Graham, TX
  • NPI 1063113983
  Care Compare affiliation
• Olney-Hamilton Hospital District

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Olney, TX
  • NPI 1134137466
  Care Compare affiliation
• United Regional Health Care System Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Wichita Falls, TX
  • NPI 1023013448
  Care Compare affiliation
• Wilbarger County Hospital District

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Vernon, TX
  • NPI 1316931835
  Care Compare affiliation
• Wilbarger County Hospital District

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Vernon, TX
  • NPI 1962658302
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "city": "WICHITA FALLS",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "763014332",
            "telephone_number": "940-687-5000",
            "fax_number": "940-687-4000"
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    "practiceLocations": [],
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        "enumeration_date": "2006-04-19",
        "last_updated": "2026-08-06",
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    },
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            "code": "207RI0011X",
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• Interventional Cardiology Physician in Wichita Falls, TX
• Providers in Wichita Falls, TX by specialty
• Interventional Cardiology Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 6, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.