Dr. Nayan P. Desai, MD

  • Fremont, CA
  • Neurologist
NPI1710953773PAC ID5294631735
Medicare services, 2024
6,456
Medicare patients, 2024
405
Part D claims, 2024
1,554
Publications
17
Industry payments
$409
Practice address
3200 Kearney Street, Fremont, CA 94538
Practice phone
Call (510) 498-2812
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Primary practice

Palo Alto Medical Foundation-Fremont Center

Mammography / Breast Imaging Center · Fremont, California

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Dr. Nayan P. Desai is a neurologist in Fremont, California

Dr. Desai practices at Palo Alto Medical Foundation-Fremont Center in Fremont, California.

Dr. Desai's NPI, 1710953773, was assigned on February 28, 2006. Dr. Desai graduated from B. J. Medical College Ahmedabad in 1989. Dr. Desai's California license number on file is A79077.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5294631735
NPI enumeration date
February 28, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(510) 498-2812
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
64
Medical school graduation
1989

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Nayan P. Desai practices at Palo Alto Medical Foundation-Fremont Center in Fremont, California

Dr. Desai's primary practice is Palo Alto Medical Foundation-Fremont Center, at 3200 Kearney Street, Fremont, CA 94538. The practice phone is (510) 498-2812.

  • Palo Alto Medical Foundation-Fremont Center
    3200 Kearney Street, Fremont, CA 94538Phone(510) 498-2812

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Dr. Nayan P. Desai is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Desai's primary practice is Palo Alto Medical Foundation-Fremont Center in Fremont, California. The medical group on file is Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desai to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account. Dr. Desai's employer is on file too: a breast imaging center.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Nayan P. Desai's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Desai practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Palo Alto Medical Foundation-Fremont CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Nayan P. Desai is one of 2,207 neurologists in California

Neurology is Dr. Desai's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Desai is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dmand AI has Dr. Desai's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Michigan.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A79077 · 2002 to 2025 · taxonomy 2084N0400X
  • Michigan license1998 to 2002

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists alzheimer's disease, carpal tunnel syndrome, epilepsy, essential tremor, fibromyalgia and chronic pain, head injury, lower back pain and migraine and chronic headache among the conditions Dr. Desai treats.

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2,207neurologists in California
9neurologists in Fremont

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Nayan P. Desai billed Medicare for 6,456 services in 2024

CMS data shows 6,456 Medicare services from Dr. Desai across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 405 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $109,245 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20246,456
Medicare patients405
Paid by Medicare$109,245
Procedure codes10

Dr. Desai's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 5,4702024: 5,7906%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5002024: 5398%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1202024: 1163%
Other services
2023: 02024: 11

Dr. Desai compared with the California median for neurologists, 2024

  • Dr. Desai
  • California median
Medicare services
6,456vs 40416.0 times
Medicare patients
405vs 1902.1 times
Part D claims
1,406vs 3244.3 times

Medians across 1,995 neurologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Desai's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Nayan P. Desai treated 405 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 405 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desai in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 155 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have high blood pressure. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.24, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Desai's median patient age at 58, with 63% women.

Medicare patients, 2024405
Average age76
Average risk score1.24
Also on Medicaid24%

Dr. Desai's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Desai's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women23157%
  • Men17443%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Desai's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure72%
  3. Arthritis43%
  4. Diabetes30%
  5. Mood disorders27%
  6. Osteoporosis26%
  7. Ischemic heart disease25%
  8. Anxiety24%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Desai's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 58

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women63%
  • Men35%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Nayan P. Desai wrote 1,554 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Desai wrote 1,554 Medicare Part D claims for 249 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,406 of them, across 34 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $103,791 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,368 claims across 34 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,554
Drugs named by CMS34
Total drug cost$103,791
Part D patients249

Dr. Desai's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,488 claims96%
  • Brand-name47 claims3%
  • Other19 claims1%

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

  • Opioids2%30 of 1,554 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over2%31 of 1,554 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: 1,3682024: 1,4063%

Drugs named by CMS: 34 in 2024, 34 in 2023.

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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

Dr. Nayan P. Desai offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Desai accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Desai as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Nayan P. Desai has 17 publications on record

Dmand AI links 17 papers to Dr. Desai, published from 2012 to 2015. 2013 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Biocompatible Materials, Polyethylene Glycols and In Vitro Techniques. Dr. Desai has published most often in BMJ Case Rep. Dr. Desai's most frequent co-authors are Nayan K. Desai, MD, William S. Baek, MD and Namrata V. Baxi, MD.

Papers17
Years published2012 to 2015

Dr. Desai's papers by year, 2012 to 2015

Topics Dr. Desai writes about most

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Polyethylene Terephthalates
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Materials Testing
  • Surface Properties
  • Adsorption

Dr. Desai's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Desai

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Dr. Nayan P. Desai received $409 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Desai from 5 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $158.

General payments to Dr. Desai by program year, 2017 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Desai the most, 2017 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Nayan P. Desai has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Desai, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Desai

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Nayan P. Desai graduated from B. J. Medical College Ahmedabad

Dr. Desai graduated from B. J. Medical College Ahmedabad in 1989. Dr. Desai is a member of AAN and AANEM.

  1. Medical schoolB. J. Medical College Ahmedabad
  2. Board certified in neurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Nayan P. Desai accepts plans from 13 insurance carriers

Dr. Desai is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • HCSC
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • +5 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Desai accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO8
  2. HMO6
  3. POS6
  4. EPO4
  5. Medicare4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Nayan P. Desai's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Nayan P. Desai's NPI number?

Dr. Nayan P. Desai's NPI number is 1710953773. It was assigned on February 28, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Nayan P. Desai?

Dr. Nayan P. Desai is a neurologist in Fremont, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).

Where does Dr. Nayan P. Desai practice?

Dr. Desai practices at 3200 Kearney Street, Fremont, CA 94538. Dr. Desai's primary practice is Palo Alto Medical Foundation-Fremont Center in Fremont, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desai to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Nayan P. Desai's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Desai is (510) 498-2812.

What is Dr. Nayan P. Desai's medical license number?

Dr. Desai's California license number on file is A79077, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Nayan P. Desai been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Desai in California (2002 to 2025) and Michigan (1998 to 2002).

What medical group is Dr. Nayan P. Desai part of?

Dr. Desai is linked to Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group.

Does Dr. Nayan P. Desai accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Desai billed Medicare for 6,456 services in 2024, and Dr. Desai accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Nayan P. Desai offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Desai as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Nayan P. Desai see?

CMS counts 405 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desai in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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Is Dr. Nayan P. Desai board certified?

Yes. Dr. Desai is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

What services does Dr. Nayan P. Desai bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Desai's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0585), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, new patient (99204).

Where did Dr. Nayan P. Desai go to medical school?

Dr. Desai graduated from B. J. Medical College Ahmedabad in 1989.

What drugs does Dr. Nayan P. Desai prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Desai's most prescribed drugs by claims were Donepezil HCl, Carbidopa-Levodopa and Levetiracetam.

Has Dr. Nayan P. Desai received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $409 in general payments to Dr. Desai from 5 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Nayan P. Desai been practicing?

Dr. Desai graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.

Does Dr. Nayan P. Desai do research?

Dmand AI links 17 publications to Dr. Desai, published from 2012 to 2015.

Who does Dr. Nayan P. Desai publish with?

Dr. Desai's most frequent co-authors are Nayan K. Desai, MD (5 shared papers), William S. Baek, MD (1 shared paper) and Namrata V. Baxi, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Nayan P. Desai accept?

Dr. Desai is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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