Desi Canals, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Mission, TX
Desi Canals, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Mission, Texas, and NPI 1851460695, issued on Nov 7, 2006. Check the license (Texas L2166, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Desi Canals
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- L2166 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1112 E Griffin Pkwy Ste A, Mission, TX 78572
- Phone
- (956) 584-0100
- Enumerated
- Nov 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 7, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (956) 584-2783
- Medicaid ID
- 145233602 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080411000237); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Desi Canals in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L2166Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 73% of the cost of the top drugs
4,140 Medicare Part D claims for 427 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Atorvastatin Calcium231 claims
- Metformin Hcl154 claims
- Losartan Potassium149 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium142 claims
- Shingrix128 claims
- Omeprazole111 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: $24.08
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Optinose US, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Desi Canals among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Desi Canals, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
37 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Mission
They are 37 of the 912 NPPES records with a practice address in Mission, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
All 11,119 in Texas → Every provider in Mission → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mario Anzaldua, M.D.Mission, TX 785721528003936
- Jorge Barajas, MDMission, TX 785721376657809
- Richard Barrera, MDMission, TX 785721780794404
- Ricardo Barrera, MDMission, TX 785721851493985
- Steven Havener, M.D.Mission, TX 785721235172610
- Edgar Hernandez, M.D.Mission, TX 785721508961574
- Jere Johnson, M.D.Mission, TX 785721053355578
- John Lindemann, M.D.Mission, TX 785721952374373
Common questions
What is Desi Canals, MD's NPI number?
Desi Canals, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851460695, issued on Nov 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Desi Canals, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1112 E Griffin Pkwy Ste A, Mission, TX, 78572. Phone: (956) 584-0100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Desi Canals, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L2166, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Desi Canals, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Desi Canals, MD had 4,140 Medicare Part D claims for 427 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.