Akash R. Desai, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Akash R. Desai, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1609372523, issued on Mar 30, 2018. Check the license (California A176775, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akash R. Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A176775 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6655 Alvarado RD, San Diego, CA 92120
- Phone
- (800) 926-8273
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220902002834); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 6655 Alvarado RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Akash R. Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A176775Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
264 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen35 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl22 claims
- Prednisone18 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass15 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Permanente Medical Group IncRichmond, CA
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Akash R. Desai, MD's NPI number?
Akash R. Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609372523, issued on Mar 30, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akash R. Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6655 Alvarado RD, San Diego, CA, 92120. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akash R. Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A176775, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Akash R. Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Akash R. Desai, MD had 264 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Akash R. Desai, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.