Elizabeth Anne Desmond, M. D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · San Jose, CA
Elizabeth Anne Desmond, M. D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1295774255, issued on Jun 5, 2006. Check the license (California A83289, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elizabeth Anne Desmond
- Credential
- M. D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- A83289 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 751 S Bascom Ave, San Jose, CA 95128
- Phone
- (408) 885-5395
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (408) 885-3749
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060915000528); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Elizabeth Anne Desmond in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A83289Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
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
- Synergy Surgicalists PCGrass Valley, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elizabeth Anne Desmond among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Elizabeth Anne Desmond, M. D. 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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.
All 2,276 in California → Every provider in San Jose → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Chow, MDSan Jose, CA 951281306922810
- John Csongradi, MDSan Jose, CA 951281831168244
- Eugene Dellamaggiore, M.D.San Jose, CA 951281457423147
- Bruce Huffer, MDSan Jose, CA 951281376581934
- Stephen Imrie, MDSan Jose, CA 951281831123884
- Matthew Kaufman, MDSan Jose, CA 951281366182487
- Jessica McBeth, M.D.San Jose, CA 951281093742603
- William Stearns, M.D.San Jose, CA 951281063478105
Common questions
What is Elizabeth Anne Desmond, M. D.'s NPI number?
Elizabeth Anne Desmond, M. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295774255, issued on Jun 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elizabeth Anne Desmond, M. D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 751 S Bascom Ave, San Jose, CA, 95128. Phone: (408) 885-5395. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elizabeth Anne Desmond, M. D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A83289, 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 Elizabeth Anne Desmond, M. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elizabeth Anne Desmond, M. D. had 27 Medicare Part D claims for 19 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.