Amar Arun Desai, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Whittier, CA
Amar Arun Desai, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Whittier, California, and NPI 1134564347, issued on May 1, 2013. Check the license (California A132368, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amar Arun Desai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- A132368 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9209 Colima RD Ste 1000, Whittier, CA 90605
- Phone
- (562) 696-1104
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2013
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (562) 696-2194
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Amar Arun Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A132368Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
2,096 Medicare Part D claims for 405 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis209 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium205 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate200 claims
- Losartan Potassium106 claims
- Entresto101 claims
- Furosemide100 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $53.32
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Amar Arun Desai among 632 interventional cardiology physician records in California
Amar Arun Desai, M.D. is one of 632 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 82% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 83% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in California
There are 632 interventional cardiology physician records in California.
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The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Juma Bharadia, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051285651166
- Ankush Chhabra, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051750308318
- James Matchison, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051629275631
- Daniel PhilipsonTorrance, CA 905051043605090
- Ray Wyman, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051316956857
Common questions
What is Amar Arun Desai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Amar Arun Desai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134564347, issued on May 1, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amar Arun Desai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9209 Colima RD Ste 1000, Whittier, CA, 90605. Phone: (562) 696-1104. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amar Arun Desai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A132368, 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 Amar Arun Desai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amar Arun Desai, M.D. had 2,096 Medicare Part D claims for 405 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.