Gayani Vatsala Desilva, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Laguna Beach, CA
Gayani Vatsala Desilva, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Laguna Beach, California, and NPI 1942353230, issued on Jan 19, 2007. Check the license (California A81916, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gayani Vatsala Desilva
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- A81916 CA
MD2008-0822 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 32392 Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
- Phone
- (949) 499-2265
- Enumerated
- Jan 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 499-2276
- Medicaid ID
- 25531824 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130802000809); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 32392 Coast Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gayani Vatsala Desilva in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A81916Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
63 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $709.55
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Inland Psychiatric Medical Group IncRiverside, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gayani Vatsala Desilva among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Gayani Vatsala Desilva, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Laguna Beach
They are 6 of the 505 NPPES records with a practice address in Laguna Beach, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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- David Ruskin, M.D.Laguna Beach, CA 926511871651018
- Thomas Backus, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531831288828
- Phillip Cohen, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531144231986
- Dennis De Pry, D.O.Laguna Hills, CA 926531386731909
Common questions
What is Gayani Vatsala Desilva, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gayani Vatsala Desilva, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942353230, issued on Jan 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gayani Vatsala Desilva, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 32392 Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651. Phone: (949) 499-2265. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gayani Vatsala Desilva, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A81916, 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 Gayani Vatsala Desilva, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gayani Vatsala Desilva, M.D. had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.