Dr. Nolan Stephen Desa, MD

Dr. Desa practices at Dignity Health - St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Dr. Desa's NPI, 1245673896, was assigned on April 14, 2013. Dr. Desa graduated from Wayne State University School Of Medicine in 2013. Dr. Desa holds California license A160199.

Dr. Desa's primary practice is Dignity Health - St. Mary Medical Center, at 1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA 90813 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (562) 491-9000.

Dr. Desa's primary practice is Dignity Health - St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Desa is also affiliated with Long Beach Medical Center. The medical group on file is Acute Care Surgery Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desa to 2 more hospitals, 2 physician offices, 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, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Desa's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Desa is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Desa's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Arizona and Michigan.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, abdominal hernia repair surgery, appendectomy, bariatric surgery, colon removal, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery and removal of damaged skin or skin graft among the conditions Dr. Desa treats.

CMS data shows 78 Medicare services from Dr. Desa across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 98 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,656 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 98 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desa in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 39 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 63% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.23, 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 54, with 60% women.

In 2024, Dr. Desa wrote 46 Medicare Part D claims for 35 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 23 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $57 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 23 claims across 1 drug.

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

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Desa in 2013. Dr. Desa's most frequent co-authors are Bartosz Filip Kaczmarek, MD and Craig Glenn Rogers, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 101 general payments to Dr. Desa from 13 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $88,570.

Dr. Desa graduated from Wayne State University School Of Medicine in 2013.

Dr. Desa is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.