Healthy Desai, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Ridgecrest, CA
Healthy Desai, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Ridgecrest, California, and NPI 1639327315, issued on Sep 5, 2008. Check the license (California A114098, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Healthy Desai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- A114098 CA
P65752 NY
BP10035982 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1041 N China Lake Blvd, Ridgecrest, CA 93555
- Phone
- (760) 446-6404
- Enumerated
- Sep 5, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1041 N China Lake Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Healthy Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A114098Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
135 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 344 among the 17,387 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 62 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen45 claims
- Cephalexin25 claims
- Meloxicam16 claims
- Ibuprofen14 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: $79.45
3 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Davol Inc.. The 15,866 providers of this specialty with any payment received $21,294.10 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Ridgecrest Regional HospitalRidgecrest, CA · Critical Access Hospitals
- Shahin S Rad MD PCEncino, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Healthy Desai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Healthy Desai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639327315, issued on Sep 5, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Healthy Desai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1041 N China Lake Blvd, Ridgecrest, CA, 93555. Phone: (760) 446-6404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Healthy Desai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A114098, 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 Healthy Desai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Healthy Desai, M.D. had 135 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 344. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.