Dr. Watson A. Desa, MD

Dr. Desa practices at UCI Health - Orange in Orange, California, part of UC Irvine.

Dr. Desa's NPI, 1235185620, was assigned on May 26, 2006. Dr. Desa graduated from ArMed Forces Medical College Pune in 1968. Dr. Desa's California license number on file is A32717.

Dr. Desa's primary practice is UCI Health - Orange, at 101 City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868 in Orange County. The practice phone is (714) 456-7890.

Dr. Desa's primary practice is UCI Health - Orange in Orange, California, part of UC Irvine. Dr. Desa is also affiliated with Dignity Health - St. Mary Medical Center. The medical group on file is Coalinga State Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desa to 1 more physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Desa's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Desa is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Desa has a license on file in California.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, cardiac catheterization, cardiomyopathy, chronic hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart valve disorders and high cholesterol among the conditions Dr. Desa treats.

CMS data shows 1,116 Medicare services from Dr. Desa across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 446 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $52,834 for them.

CMS counts 446 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desa in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 176 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 72% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.29, 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. Desa's median patient age at 60, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Desa wrote 459 Medicare Part D claims for 49 patients. 81% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 320 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $31,506 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 353 claims across 15 drugs.

Dr. Desa accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Desa. Dr. Desa has published most often in Indian Heart J.

CMS Open Payments shows 12 general payments to Dr. Desa from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $128.

Dr. Desa graduated from ArMed Forces Medical College Pune in 1968.

Dr. Desa is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.