NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nisha Ketan Desai, DPM

Podiatrist · Los Angeles, CA

Nisha Ketan Desai, DPM is a podiatrist with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1598326464, issued on Jun 21, 2019. Check the license (California EL6929, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598326464
Name
Nisha Ketan Desai
Credential
DPM
Primary taxonomy
Podiatrist 213E00000X
License number
EL6929 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073
Phone
(310) 478-3711
Enumerated
Jun 21, 2019
Record last updated
Jun 21, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 11301 Wilshire Blvd

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

  1. Frances Abad, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1053504514
  2. Oluwakemi AbayomiPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1598508913
  3. Vanessa AbcedeSocial Worker1306584495
  4. Maren Abromowitz, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1356950919
  5. Nayiri Adessian, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1326761420
  6. Farzad AdibStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558745869

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68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average podiatrist in 2024

102 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 314 among the 6,407 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Nisha Desai102
  2. Specialty average314

Most prescribed

  1. Ammonium Lactate41 claims
  2. Clotrimazole25 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: $14.54

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 4,596 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,476.60 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nisha Desai$14.54
  2. Specialty average$2,476.60

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Nisha Ketan Desai among 1,023 podiatrist records in California

Nisha Ketan Desai, DPM is one of 1,023 podiatrist 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 2019, is newer than 93% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 93% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
  • Record last updated2019 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213E00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Podiatrist providers in California

There are 1,023 podiatrist records in California.

The 8 podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cosette Standridge-Folsom, DPMLos Angeles, CA 900731528546033
  2. Christopher TatumLos Angeles, CA 900731063908853
  3. Fabien Anayati, DPMLos Angeles, CA 900691619323334
  4. Mark Weiss, D.P.M.Los Angeles, CA 900671174541726
  5. Charles Ananian, DPMLos Angeles, CA 900631033120787
  6. Steve Tung, DPMLos Angeles, CA 900631013060847
  7. Stacey Valdez, D.P.M.Los Angeles, CA 900631770843336
  8. Carolyn Wong, DPMLos Angeles, CA 900631629265095

Common questions

What is Nisha Ketan Desai, DPM's NPI number?

Nisha Ketan Desai, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598326464, issued on Jun 21, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nisha Ketan Desai, DPM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90073. Phone: (310) 478-3711. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nisha Ketan Desai, DPM's license?

NPPES lists California license number EL6929, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Nisha Ketan Desai, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nisha Ketan Desai, DPM had 102 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among podiatrist prescribers was 314. 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.