Nolan Stephen Desa, MD
Surgery Physician · Long Beach, CA
Nolan Stephen Desa, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1245673896, issued on Apr 14, 2013. Check the license (California A160199, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nolan Stephen Desa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A160199 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1760 Termino Ave Ste G18, Long Beach, CA 90804
- Phone
- (562) 494-6700
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jun 28, 2022
- Fax
- (562) 391-0180
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190715002821); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nolan Stephen Desa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A160199Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
46 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 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: $25,318.02
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 2 group practices
- Acute Care Surgery Medical Group IncLong Beach, CA
- Prohealth Partners, A Medical GroupLos Alamitos, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nolan Stephen Desa among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Nolan Stephen Desa, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
All 3,118 in California → Every provider in Long Beach → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Brian Acker, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061003831447
- Leslie Edrich, MDLong Beach, CA 908061194822262
- Gergis Ghobrial, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061508874603
- Jeffrey Islas, MDLong Beach, CA 908061629140678
- Viken Konyalian, MDLong Beach, CA 908061467482133
- Ayman Neoman, M.D.,Long Beach, CA 908061548207343
- Tchaka Shepherd, MDLong Beach, CA 908061124078670
Common questions
What is Nolan Stephen Desa, MD's NPI number?
Nolan Stephen Desa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245673896, issued on Apr 14, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nolan Stephen Desa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1760 Termino Ave Ste G18, Long Beach, CA, 90804. Phone: (562) 494-6700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nolan Stephen Desa, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A160199, 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 Nolan Stephen Desa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nolan Stephen Desa, MD had 46 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.