Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai, MD
- Medicare services, 2019
- 13
- Part D claims, 2024
- 7,166
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $9,137
- Practice address
- 3733 San Dimas St, Bakersfield, CA 93301
- Practice phone
- Call (800) 353-5400
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Bakersfield, California
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Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai is an interventional cardiologist in Bakersfield, California
Dr. Desai practices at Southern California Permanente Medical Group in Bakersfield, California.
Dr. Desai's NPI, 1790911352, was assigned on June 9, 2009. Dr. Desai graduated from New York Medical College in 2007. Dr. Desai holds California license A107922.
- NPI
- 1790911352NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5395976963
- NPI enumeration date
- June 9, 2009
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (800) 353-5400
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 45
- Medical school graduation
- 2007
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai practices at Southern California Permanente Medical Group in Bakersfield, California
Dr. Desai's primary practice is Southern California Permanente Medical Group, at 3733 San Dimas St, Bakersfield, CA 93301 in Kern County. The practice phone is (800) 353-5400.
- Southern California Permanente Medical Group3733 San Dimas St, Bakersfield, CA 93301 · Kern CountyPhone(800) 353-5400
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Desai's primary practice is Southern California Permanente Medical Group in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Desai is also affiliated with Adventist Health Bakersfield. The medical group on file is Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desai to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Desai practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Southern California Permanente Medical Group | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai is one of 582 interventional cardiologists in California
Interventional cardiology is Dr. Desai's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Desai is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Desai's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Michigan.
Specialties and state licenses
- Interventional cardiology, CaliforniaPrimary
- Michigan license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists angioplasty among the conditions Dr. Desai treats.
Interventional cardiologists near Dr. Desai
Counts of interventional cardiologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai billed Medicare for 13 services in 2019
CMS data shows 13 Medicare services from Dr. Desai across 1 procedure code in 2019. Medicare paid $77 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Desai's Medicare services by type, 2018 to 2019
- 2018
- 2019
- Tests and treatments
- 2018: 6762019: 1398%
- Lab and pathology
- 2018: 1692019: 0100%
- Other services
- 2018: 202019: 0100%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2018: 7452019: 0100%
Dr. Desai compared with the California median for interventional cardiologists, 2019
- Dr. Desai
- California median
- Medicare services
- 13vs 2,38799% below
- Part D claims
- 6,963vs 1,8263.8 times
Medians across 573 interventional cardiologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Desai's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2019
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai's patients have a median age of 59
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Desai's median patient age at 59, with 58% women.
Dr. Desai's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 59
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women58%
- Men41%
Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data
Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai wrote 7,166 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Desai wrote 7,166 Medicare Part D claims for 845 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,963 of them, across 58 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $704,944 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,395 claims across 55 drugs.
Dr. Desai's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic6,126 claims85%
- Brand-name1,040 claims15%
Dr. Desai's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Desai's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics1%45 of 7,166 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 6,3952024: 6,9639%
Drugs named by CMS: 58 in 2024, 55 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai takes part in Medicare
Dr. Desai accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Desai.
Recent publications by Dr. Desai
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Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai received $9,137 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 184 general payments to Dr. Desai from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 81% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $2,754.
General payments to Dr. Desai by program year, 2016 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Desai by kind, 2016 to 2024
- Food and beverage$7,42581%
- Travel and lodging$1,50116%
- Grants$1902%
- Education$210%
Companies that paid Dr. Desai the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai graduated from New York Medical College
Dr. Desai graduated from New York Medical College in 2007. Dr. Desai is a member of ACC.
- Medical school
- Board certified in cardiovascular disease
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in interventional cardiology
- Board certified in obesity medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai accepts plans from 2 insurance carriers
Dr. Desai is in network with 2 carriers, including Kaiser Permanente and CMS Medicare. EPO plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Kaiser Permanente
- CMS Medicare
Plan types Dr. Desai accepts, by number of carriers
- EPO1
- HMO1
- Medicare1
- POS1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel Data |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai's NPI number?
Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai's NPI number is 1790911352. It was assigned on June 9, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai?
Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai is an interventional cardiologist in Bakersfield, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Interventional Cardiology Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0011X).
Where does Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai practice?
Dr. Desai practices at 3733 San Dimas St, Bakersfield, CA 93301. Dr. Desai's primary practice is Southern California Permanente Medical Group in Bakersfield, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desai to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Desai is (800) 353-5400.
What is Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai's medical license number?
Dr. Desai holds California license A107922, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Desai in California (2009 to 2027) and Michigan (2013 to 2020).
Which hospitals is Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai affiliated with?
Dr. Desai is affiliated with Adventist Health Bakersfield. Dmand AI links Dr. Desai to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai part of?
Dr. Desai is linked to Southern California Permanente Medical Group.
Does Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Desai billed Medicare for 13 services in 2019, and Dr. Desai accepts Medicare assignment.
Is Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai board certified?
Yes. Dr. Desai is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
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What services does Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai bill to Medicare?
In 2019, Dr. Desai's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93010).
Where did Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai go to medical school?
Dr. Desai graduated from New York Medical College in 2007.
What drugs does Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Desai's most prescribed drugs by claims were Metoprolol Succinate, Clopidogrel and Atorvastatin Calcium.
Has Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $9,137 in general payments to Dr. Desai from 23 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
How long has Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai been practicing?
Dr. Desai graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.
Does Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Desai.
What insurance does Dr. Nirav Nitin Desai accept?
Dr. Desai is in network with 2 carriers, including Kaiser Permanente and CMS Medicare. EPO plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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