Dr. Pooja Patricia Desa, MD

Dr. Desa practices at UCSF Health Hyde Hospital in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health.

Dr. Desa's NPI, 1356577399, was assigned on June 4, 2009. Dr. Desa graduated from Terna Medical College in 2007. Dr. Desa holds California license A136203.

Dr. Desa's primary practice is UCSF Health Hyde Hospital, at 900 Hyde St, San Francisco, CA 94109 in San Francisco County. The practice phone is (415) 353-6000.

Dr. Desa's primary practice is UCSF Health Hyde Hospital in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health. The medical group on file is Inpatient Specialist of California PC. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desa to 2 more medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Desa's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Desa is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Desa's licenses on file in 4 states: California, Kentucky, Washington and Wisconsin.

Dmand AI lists acute respiratory failure and chronic respiratory failure among the conditions Dr. Desa treats.

CMS data shows 130 Medicare services from Dr. Desa across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 64 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $21,642 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 64 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desa in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 33 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 64% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 2.94, 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 24% women.

In 2020, Dr. Desa wrote 302 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 10 drugs, with $116,542 in total drug cost. In 2019, CMS named 1,197 claims across 20 drugs.

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

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Desa from 3 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 79% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $32.

Dr. Desa graduated from Terna Medical College in 2007. Dr. Desa is a member of ATS, CHEST and Society of Critical Care Medicine.

Dr. Desa is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.