Anant J. Desai, MD
Nephrology Physician · Granada Hills, CA
Anant J. Desai, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Granada Hills, California, and NPI 1871500389, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (California A72186, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anant J. Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- A72186 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10605 Balboa Blvd, Granada Hills, CA 91344
- Phone
- (818) 366-4626
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 28, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (818) 366-4630
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050210000991); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 10605 Balboa Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Patricia Attalla, R.N.Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1609934215
- Carla AvalosClinical Social Worker1437485646
Verify Anant J. Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A72186Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,860 Medicare Part D claims for 296 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Kerendia249 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate139 claims
- Jardiance109 claims
- Farxiga89 claims
- Losartan Potassium73 claims
- Nifedipine Er71 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: $1,750.91
79 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Renal Consultants Medical GroupNewhall, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anant J. Desai among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Anant J. Desai, MD is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vinod Assomull, MDGranada Hills, CA 913441982619359
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- Kalyani Mehta, MDGranada Hills, CA 913441699899724
- Omaran Abdeen, M.D.Mission Hills, CA 913451700878410
- Ammar Alnaser, M.D.Mission Hills, CA 913451073909370
- Fung-Chuan Chou, MDMission Hills, CA 913451114945227
- Pascal Dabel, M.D.Mission Hills, CA 913451033306592
- Madeleine Gysi, MDMission Hills, CA 913451679922892
Common questions
What is Anant J. Desai, MD's NPI number?
Anant J. Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871500389, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anant J. Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10605 Balboa Blvd, Granada Hills, CA, 91344. Phone: (818) 366-4626. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anant J. Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A72186, 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 Anant J. Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anant J. Desai, MD had 1,860 Medicare Part D claims for 296 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.