Christina Desai, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Ventura, CA
Christina Desai, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Ventura, California, and NPI 1912161662, issued on Jul 11, 2008. Check the license (California A105606, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christina Desai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A105606 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 147 N Brent St, Ventura, CA 93003
- Phone
- (805) 652-5652
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 652-5652
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120127000442); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christina Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A105606Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
405 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium42 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl27 claims
- Furosemide26 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate21 claims
- Eliquis18 claims
- Memantine Hcl16 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Pacific Inpatient PhysiciansVentura, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christina Desai among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Christina Desai, M.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist 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 2008, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 34% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Christina Desai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christina Desai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912161662, issued on Jul 11, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christina Desai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 147 N Brent St, Ventura, CA, 93003. Phone: (805) 652-5652. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christina Desai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A105606, 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 Christina Desai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christina Desai, M.D. had 405 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.