Donald Desanto
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · West Hollywood, CA
Donald Desanto is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in West Hollywood, California, and NPI 1194179275, issued on Apr 14, 2016. Check the license (California A151274, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald Desanto
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- A151274 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8700 Beverly Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90048
- Phone
- (310) 423-4566
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 423-9958
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210827001101); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northeastern Ohio University College Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Donald Desanto in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A151274Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
215 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 131 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen57 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen36 claims
- Tramadol Hcl23 claims
- Meloxicam14 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium13 claims
- Gabapentin13 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: $3,562.50
97 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Providence Medical InstituteTarzana, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donald Desanto among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Donald Desanto is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Donald Desanto's NPI number?
Donald Desanto's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194179275, issued on Apr 14, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald Desanto located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8700 Beverly Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 423-4566. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald Desanto's license?
NPPES lists California license number A151274, 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 Donald Desanto prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald Desanto had 215 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.