Dr. Andrew Desjardins, MD

Dr. Desjardins practices at Vista Community Clinic (Vale Ter) in Vista, California.

Dr. Desjardins' NPI, 1396713103, was assigned on March 8, 2006. Dr. Desjardins graduated from VCU School of Medicine in 1991. Dr. Desjardins holds California license G75058.

Dr. Desjardins' primary practice is Vista Community Clinic (Vale Ter), at 981 Vale Terrace, Vista, CA 92084 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 631-5010. Dr. Desjardins also practices at Vista Community Clinic, 1000 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, CA 92084.

Dr. Desjardins' primary practice is Vista Community Clinic (Vale Ter) in Vista, California. Dr. Desjardins is also affiliated with Sharp Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Emergency Services Medical Corporation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desjardins to 3 more medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Desjardins practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Emergency medicine is Dr. Desjardins' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Desjardins is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Desjardins' licenses on file in 15 states: California, Arizona, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Virginia and Alabama.

CMS data shows 370 Medicare services from Dr. Desjardins across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 81 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $14,869 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 81 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desjardins in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 36 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.62, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Desjardins' median patient age at 75, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Desjardins wrote 26 Medicare Part D claims for 17 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 5 drugs, with $350 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 48 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Desjardins for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Desjardins accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Desjardins as offering telehealth.

CMS Open Payments shows 166 general payments to Dr. Desjardins from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 67% of the total. Mallinckrodt LLC paid the most, $79,236.

Dr. Desjardins graduated from VCU School of Medicine in 1991.

Dr. Desjardins is in network with 4 carriers, including Aetna, CMS Medicare and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.