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Tapan Desai, MD

Tapan Desai, MD

Pulmonary Disease, Sleep Medicine
Franciscan Physician Network
Languages Spoken
English, Gujarati

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Franciscan Physician Network Specialty Center Crown Point

12750 Saint Francis Drive
Suite 410
Crown Point, IN 46307

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Franciscan Physician Network Pulmonary & Lung Nodule Clinic Munster

701 Superior Avenue
Suite 4100
Munster, IN 46321

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Franciscan Health Crown Point

12750 Saint Francis Drive
Crown Point, IN 46307

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Franciscan Health Munster

701 Superior Avenue
Munster, IN 46321

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24 Joliet Street
Dyer, IN 46311

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About Me

Education

Medical School:
University of the West Indies

Internship:
Akron City Hospital

Residency:
Akron City Hospital

Fellowship:
Georgetown University School of Medicine

Fellowship:
Ohio State University College of Medicine

Post-Graduate School:
Northeastern Ohio Universities COM

Post-Graduate School:
University of West Indies - St Augustine Campus

Undergraduate:
University of Florida College of Medicine

Board Certifications

Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine

Sleep Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

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Insurances Accepted

  • Aetna
  • Anthem
  • Anthem HIP
  • Anthem Medicaid
  • BCBS IL
  • CareSource
  • Cigna Health Plans
  • Cigna HealthSpring
  • Cofinity
  • Community Health Alliance
  • Department of Labor
  • Devoted Health
  • Encore Health Network
  • Franciscan PHO Northern Indiana, LLC.
  • Healthcare Finest Network
  • Humana
  • Lutheran Preferred
  • Managed Health Services
  • Managed Health Services MarketPlace
  • Medicaid IL
  • Medicaid IN
  • Medicare IN
  • Medicare Rail Road
  • MultiPlan/PHCS
  • Preferred Network Access
  • Sagamore
  • SIHO
  • Tricare/Humana Military
  • United Health Care
  • United Health Care Medicaid
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Menopause & Sleep

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Provider Ratings

4.9 out of 5

(385 ratings)

The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.

205 Reviews

02/25/2026

He is knowledgeable

02/25/2026

He listened

02/24/2026

He's extremely intelligent and an awesome Doctor

02/24/2026

Great bedside manner ,that’s time to explain details simply and completely.

02/24/2026

Dr Desai was very attentive. He listened to my concerns and answered any questions I had. He was very pleasant and knowledgeable.

02/23/2026

Dr Desai was patient when explaining what was happening when I was sleeping and why I needed a cpap machine. He was helpful regarding my losing weight, and options I have for that. I never felt like I was being rushed through.

02/23/2026

Dr. Desai is simply the best! He listens to all your questions and explains everything.

02/20/2026

He listens to me

02/18/2026

Dr. Desai showed the same. Detaiked m friendly and engaging! I'm glad to have him as my pulmonary doctor!

02/18/2026

He spoke to me, not at me. That alone in itself was a number 10. I don't like doctors I don't go to them, he highly impressed me.

02/17/2026

Dr Desai is an excellent doctor He knows what he's doing and he knows how explain it to his patience He is an excellent doctor

02/14/2026

Personable, listened and was helpful

02/14/2026

He is very friendly and easy to talk to

02/13/2026

Dr. Desai is a very intelligent, professional, and personable doctor.

02/12/2026

I have already

02/11/2026

He is very good doctor polite and concern about my health

02/10/2026

He seems to really care

02/09/2026

Prompt

02/06/2026

Amazing Dr doesn’t rush ask questions about my health

02/04/2026

Positive attitude

02/04/2026

listened to me

02/03/2026

He is a very nice man. He is an excellent care provider. He listens and communicates well. When he asks " how's it going? " He really wants to know and interacts in a personable manner. I enjoy being in his office even if he gets on my case about my attitude some times. And most importantly, he has helped me with my sleep issues. Two thumbs up !

01/31/2026

Very good doctor.

01/31/2026

He's the best kind thoughtful doctor I ever have met. I met Dr. Desai back when I had my heart attack in 2017. I speak highly to everyone about him. He knows his job for sure plus he speaks to you as a person that's truly cares. Great doctor for sure. Highly recommend.

01/31/2026

Takes time with you.Explains things

01/29/2026

He was very easy to talk to and explained the things I needed to know.

01/29/2026

Great visit

01/27/2026

Great "bed side manner". Informative and professional. Listens to the patients. Able to explain things to the patient in understandable layman's terms.

01/27/2026

Excellent Doctor

01/22/2026

Because he’s a good doctor and explains everything to you

01/20/2026

Because he actually listened to me and offered other solutions than my last pulmonologist.

01/20/2026

For all of the reasons mentioned above, particularly Dr. Desai Tapan attentiveness, clear communication, and thoughtful approach to addressing my sleep concerns. He took the time to listen, explain his clinical reasoning, and develop a plan that felt individualized rather than rushed.

01/19/2026

He was great explained everything well listened to me

01/07/2026

The quality of care is excellent.

01/05/2026

Dr Dasai always works with you in every way possible to guide you and set up a plan for making your life better! He’s always available for you as well!

12/22/2025

Dr. takes his time with you. Listens to you .

12/22/2025

Dr was upbeat and very easy to talk with

12/21/2025

Very professional and listens to your concerns. Makes you comfortable.

12/21/2025

Dr. Desai is a caring doctor, one who is friendly, but most importantly he listens to the patients. He has your best interest at heart.

12/20/2025

concerned about whats going on with my health.

12/18/2025

He is so awesome easy to talk to. He listens. He’s very helpful. I enjoyed our visit at my doctors appointment.

12/17/2025

I already have recommend him to others.

12/16/2025

Very carrying and understanding of a persons health conditions.

12/15/2025

He is helpful and caring about your well being...

12/12/2025

Dr. Desai, a very pleasant man, expressed his opinion that I probably do not have sleep apnea based upon my responses to his questions and other factors. And just to be sure, ordered a home test.

12/11/2025

He sits down and explains everything that's going on discussing what is next

12/10/2025

Friendly and concerned about my care

12/08/2025

Very nice as nd explains your diagnosis the way you csn understand.

12/05/2025

Great Doctor!

12/05/2025

Dr Desai is an expert and wastes no time when explaining the options for a treatment. I love the fact that he speaks English! So many specialists are hard to understand.

12/04/2025

Friendly and personal attitude.

12/04/2025

Dr DeSai is professional and caring

12/03/2025

Very thorough! Listens

11/24/2025

Listens to the patient and then explains everything in detail. First time meeting him made a very good impression on both my husband and myself.

11/24/2025

Dr DeSai is awesome!

11/20/2025

Efficient, easy to talk to about problems.

11/19/2025

Very personable and knowledgeable

11/16/2025

Very attentive to the reason and what purpose for my visit

11/12/2025

Very personable, takes time with patience,explaining and understanding patient concerns ,

11/11/2025

He listens to you and is really concerned about you.

11/11/2025

Like I said, he is the most awesomeness Doctor there is he listens. He cares and I appreciate everything he does.

11/07/2025

He listens to his patients and is genuinely interested in them

11/06/2025

He really wants to sound about my issue and took time to listen and encourage.

11/05/2025

Dr.Desai is a Excellent Pumanoligist, Im so glad My insurance and myself picked Dr.Desai because he gives great care to his patients and so kind .I am so blessed hes my Pumanoligist. Im like finally A Excellent Pumanoligist. Thank you

11/05/2025

Dr Desai's upbeat personality and vast knowledge makes me comfortable . He listens to me and answered all my questions.

11/04/2025

He is personal, and knowledgeable

10/30/2025

He was friendly, took the time to explain things and made suggestions.

10/30/2025

The doctor is very good. He took time to make sure I understood everything completely, and showed me my lung scans and understood them

10/29/2025

Doctor was super professional and took the time to explain and teach which I really appreciated.

10/28/2025

he was very clear about the situation

10/26/2025

Dr. Desai is very personal, and knowledgeable. He handled my visit with precision and care.

10/24/2025

He takes his time with you

10/23/2025

He is straightforward, a good listener, and helps get things done.

10/22/2025

Very understanding

10/21/2025

Same as I said. I have recommended him to several people already

10/20/2025

He is thorough

10/20/2025

Again, Dr. DeSai is an excellent physician!

10/17/2025

He is a good physician.

10/15/2025

He is WONDERFUL and actually cares about his patients.

10/15/2025

He is the best! Very caring.

10/13/2025

Very down to earth and friendly as well

10/12/2025

Personal attention to all my problems, related and unrelated. Very interested in my well being and always gives senseable advice.

10/09/2025

He’s a very good doctor.

10/09/2025

The doctor cares about his patients and does care about his patients health ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

10/08/2025

Very good and friendly Doctor

10/08/2025

Listens to you! Very friendly.

10/06/2025

He has continued to be informative and helpful with explaining my medical condition and plan of care.

10/05/2025

Friendly and down to earth

10/01/2025

Dr. Desai was thorough and receptive to my questions. I felt at ease with him.

09/30/2025

Made me feel comfortable and the appointment was the following week!

09/26/2025

Excellent doctor that half my family having been patients of his.

09/25/2025

I had an excellent experience with Dr. Tapan A. Desai. He went above and beyond by reviewing my lab work, which he did not have to do, and he took the time to explain everything thoroughly. His detailed explanations and genuine care were very impressive, and I left the visit feeling informed and confident in my care.

09/23/2025

He knows what he's doing

09/23/2025

DR. DESAI IS VERY PERSONABLE AND THOROUGH.

09/22/2025

Good Doctor

09/22/2025

Dr Desai took his time and explained how things were going to be done. He was very professional and friendly. I would definitely recommend him

09/21/2025

He shows true concern about your health and what's best for You

09/20/2025

Really wanted to address issues and went out of his way to get me the right care without the runaround with insurance. Very knowledgeable and personable, great friendly handshake too.

09/19/2025

He was very good

09/18/2025

Dr. Desai took his time and answered all my questions. He was very involved in my care.

09/17/2025

He’s a great Dr!

09/11/2025

Took his time with me, really studied my numbers and file...he wasn't in a hurry to blast out of the room. So, were still working on me.

09/10/2025

I saw Dr. Tapan Desai for the first time, was recommended by my pulmonologist, Dr. Infusino. Dr. Desai was very professional and informative, he took the time to explain what plan of treatment he would recommend and answered all of my questions. He also was very friendly and made me feel at ease.

09/09/2025

He is a good guy

09/05/2025

Very tall and let you know if you’re doing good or not

09/04/2025

Dr. Deasi is very thorough. He is very good

09/04/2025

Really down-to-earth and easy to talk to. Listened to my concerns and advised me how to handle certain situations.

09/03/2025

Dr. Tapan Desai is the best.

09/03/2025

His schedule is too full.

09/02/2025

The doctor talked fast, and I felt rushed and stressed in the office. Towards the middle of my appointment, I just went along with what he said so that I could hurry and get out of there.

08/23/2025

he provides me excellent care

08/20/2025

Same as above. Need more doctors that listen and explain

08/19/2025

Dr. Desai is direct and to the point and leaves nothing to the imagination.

08/18/2025

Good service and very helpful and he explained everything with care

08/16/2025

Very nice person

08/15/2025

I have confidence in Dr. Desai. Wonderful doctor.

08/13/2025

DR Desai knows what he's doing

08/13/2025

Dr Desai always make my feel welcome and important to him.

08/11/2025

He is very caring for his patient's.

08/11/2025

very caring

08/06/2025

THAT DOCTOR IS THE FRENDLIST DOCTOR Y THAT I KNOW

08/05/2025

He’s a great Doctor .

08/03/2025

The eDr. asks you questions which helps you explain your problems.

07/31/2025

Very understandable. Great communication.

07/31/2025

100% I will recommend Dr.Desai to my friends and family. A Excellent Pumanoligist very kind and nice very knowledgeable. The staff was kind and awsome I Thank god .

07/30/2025

He explains all my issues to me . Listens to my complaints. Quick to help with making sure I have my medical equipment. His nurse Janet is wonderful too. Always professional, friendly and responds quickly to any issues I need help with.

07/30/2025

He's an excellent doctor

07/29/2025

sounds like he knows his profession

07/21/2025

Truly cares

07/21/2025

Good

07/21/2025

Good doctor that shows he cares about his patients

07/20/2025

I had an upper respiratory infection when I visited. Dr. Desai ordered an inhaler, anabiotic and steroid that took care of the problem right away. I was so grateful.

07/18/2025

Great job explaining my issues and gave me details of what I need help with.

07/17/2025

He is easy to talk with about my concerns and gives feedback instructions that is helpful.

07/17/2025

Doctor was at tentative and concerned about my issue

07/16/2025

He evaluates patients quickly and accurately.

07/10/2025

He listened

07/10/2025

Dr. Desai is very knowledgeable.

07/08/2025

Knowledgeable. Caring. Friendly. Listens and gives great suggestions

07/07/2025

Very caring and very compassionate.

07/03/2025

Very friendly at first greeting. Got right to the point. No b.s.. Then set a plan of treatment.

07/01/2025

Down to earth

07/01/2025

He is a great physician who is non judgemental, thorough and very informative. He is a great physician

06/25/2025

I liked that Dr. Desai took genuine interest in my health and covered all bases to give me the best treatment plan.

06/24/2025

Had good information to share.

06/18/2025

Like my Dr.

06/17/2025

he's through

06/17/2025

fast, punctual, good communication, successful treatment, what more could you ask for? (I mean, I guess it could be free... :)

06/13/2025

Very thorough and knowledgable. Also pleasant and tactful, while making important medical points to patient.

06/12/2025

Dr. Desai listened to everything I had to say about my condition and went through thoroughly with me his outline for my future

06/10/2025

Easy to understand explanations. Personable, down to earth Dr..

06/10/2025

Just awesome !

06/03/2025

Takes time with his patient

05/29/2025

He cared for his patient.

05/29/2025

The physician is knowledgeable and kind. He answers all questions you may have, and spends time with his patients.

05/29/2025

Professionals

05/28/2025

He very polite explain your condition very well nurses are great

05/28/2025

Truly a down to earth guy who takes time with his patients and listens

05/20/2025

He is the best

05/19/2025

Great dr. Friendly, knows what he’s talking about. Takes time to explain everything

05/19/2025

Because he's a great doctor cares about his patients

05/16/2025

Dr. Desai is awsome. Listens to your concerns and offers best remedies. Very friendly, he asks plenty of questions about you.

05/15/2025

Easy going

05/14/2025

Desai is the last of a rare breed. I didn’t believe there were any like him left. He is a critical thinker and blends practical knowledge with intuition, willing to experiment to find the best solution. All doctors at Franciscan washed their hands of me when the answer wasn’t easy or obvious. He chipped away at the problem until we saw results which is the way medicine should be practiced. Like I said, haven’t seen one like him in a long time. I was beginning to suspect they simply don’t produce them anymore. Thankful to see there’s hope in the medical field yet.

05/14/2025

Dr. Desai takes time with his patients and makes sure the issues are addressed and a plan is put in place to resolve health concerns.

05/14/2025

He is a wonderful and caring doctor. Very pleasant and takes an interest in your well-being.

05/14/2025

I already recommended friends to Dr Deasi

05/13/2025

Great doctor who really care for his patience's

05/11/2025

very good doctor

05/09/2025

Great Doctor

05/08/2025

Listens to you...explains everything to you so you can understand. Doesn't have one foot out the door

05/07/2025

Very compassionate doctor, respectful, wants to take care of my sleep needs. Easy to talk to. Made me feel like a valuable patient instead of just the 10:00 appointment.

05/07/2025

He listens to my concerns and recommends solutions but discusses various options with me and tkes my opinions into consideration.

05/07/2025

Very personal great with patients.

05/05/2025

Very knowledgeable. Very easy manner.

05/02/2025

I like his attitude. He always finds a way to help, no matter your problem.

05/01/2025

Dr. Desai is thorough and pleasant. Always greats you when he comes into the room. Excellent bedside manors.

04/29/2025

My doctor, Tapan Desai, is awesome! I have been receiving excellent care from him for over 10 years. He is the best!

04/29/2025

Very friendly

04/27/2025

Dr Desai is a very personable pulmonary doctor and has been excellent for me

04/25/2025

He has good communication skills.

04/23/2025

Dr. Desai takes his time, asks questions and answers my questions.

04/21/2025

Dr. Desai is working with me to keep me healthy.

04/19/2025

great doctor

04/18/2025

Courtesy knowledge covers all concern

04/14/2025

Dr. Desai was very easy to communicate with as was his staff.

04/14/2025

Very good doctor.

04/14/2025

He is great takes his time with you

04/12/2025

very attentive

04/08/2025

Doctor cares and he explains everything well. Great doctor.

04/08/2025

He's supremely knowledgeable, very kind, and wants to do the best for every patient.

03/30/2025

Dr. Desai was patient answering any questions I asked if him regarding my medication and after visit care.

03/29/2025

He always tries to help. Andy’s good.

03/28/2025

Excellent Service and Care

03/27/2025

He is a very good doctor

03/26/2025

Caring, knowledgeable, doctor

03/21/2025

Easy to talk to. Knowledgeable

03/20/2025

Dr, Desai really cares

03/18/2025

Easy to talk to very helpful explaining my options

03/18/2025

He is honest , straight forward, down to earth and he helped me get the sleep I so desperately needed!

03/14/2025

Good Dr

03/14/2025

I would give him a 20 if I could,because he really cares about curing you,and not only that he listens to what you need to say,& he explains very well! Just all around great doctor

03/12/2025

Kind, personable, caring and a GREAT doctor too !!!!!

03/12/2025

Very caring. Listens. Pays attention.

03/11/2025

He knows what he is doing and he explains exactly what I need to do to improve me health.
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