NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194179275
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
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8700 Beverly Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ryan Abdul-HaqqVascular Surgery Physician1386087864
  2. Sina Abedi, MDAnesthesiology Physician1497558951
  3. Gohar AbrahamryanPhysician Assistant1871729715
  4. Barham Abu Dayyeh, MDGastroenterology Physician1902927353
  5. Anisa Abu-Ramaileh, PHARM.D., BCPSPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1447769732
  6. Jay Acharya, MDNeuroradiology Physician1871995498

Verify Donald Desanto in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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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.

  1. Donald Desanto215
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen57 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen36 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl23 claims
  4. Meloxicam14 claims
  5. Diclofenac Sodium13 claims
  6. 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.

  1. Donald Desanto$3,562
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. 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.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sonu Ahluwalia, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481952459513
  2. Earl BrienLos Angeles, CA 900481518024702
  3. Rodney Gabriel, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481578631032
  4. Jon Greenfield, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481487644118
  5. Joseph Isaacson, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481912079955
  6. Charles Moon, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481376527440
  7. Michael Pearl, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481588731319
  8. Ramin Rabbani, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481306926340

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.