Jinit Sanjiv Desai, MD, MPH
Psychiatry Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Jinit Sanjiv Desai, MD, MPH is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1972181485, issued on Mar 29, 2021. Check the license (California A194415, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jinit Sanjiv Desai
- Credential
- MD, MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A194415 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 150 Ucla Medical Plz, Los Angeles, CA 90024
- Phone
- (310) 825-9111
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jun 6, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240829004040); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 150 Ucla Medical Plz
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Shirley BanhClinical Social Worker1700644465
- Jeffrey Canonoy, BSN, PMHRN-BC, RNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1922816701
- Anthony HinesPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1740824275
- Daphne MarvelClinical Social Worker1548831001
- Dominic MoogStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1144024050
Verify Jinit Sanjiv Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A194415Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
694 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clozapine127 claims
- Aripiprazole58 claims
- Trazodone Hcl48 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl45 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl40 claims
- Lurasidone Hcl29 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- County OF Santa ClaraSan Jose, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jinit Sanjiv Desai among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Jinit Sanjiv Desai, MD, MPH 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 2021, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
987 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles
They are 987 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Jinit Sanjiv Desai, MD, MPH's NPI number?
Jinit Sanjiv Desai, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972181485, issued on Mar 29, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jinit Sanjiv Desai, MD, MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 Ucla Medical Plz, Los Angeles, CA, 90024. Phone: (310) 825-9111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jinit Sanjiv Desai, MD, MPH's license?
NPPES lists California license number A194415, 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 Jinit Sanjiv Desai, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jinit Sanjiv Desai, MD, MPH had 694 Medicare Part D claims for 46 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.