Riya Desai, OD
Optometrist · San Diego, CA
Riya Desai, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1902641848, issued on Jul 1, 2024. Check the license (California 35769, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Riya Desai
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 35769 CA
5712 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (800) 926-8273
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2024
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2026
- Fax
- (888) 539-8781
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260508002646); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Riya Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 35769Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $118.39
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Dompe US, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Riya Desai among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Riya Desai, OD is one of 8,308 optometrist 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 2024, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 94% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2024 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in California
There are 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrea Barnhart, O.D.San Diego, CA 921031114957180
- Ruby Bello, O.D.San Diego, CA 921031992898944
- Sara Julazadeh, O.D.San Diego, CA 921031952592768
- Michael Kling, ODSan Diego, CA 921031235214479
- Gary Krueger, O.D.San Diego, CA 921031770627069
- John Kulischak, ODSan Diego, CA 921031740205236
- Anne Lam, O.D.San Diego, CA 921031174550768
- Steven Larsen, O.D.San Diego, CA 921031629194782
Common questions
What is Riya Desai, OD's NPI number?
Riya Desai, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902641848, issued on Jul 1, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Riya Desai, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Riya Desai, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 35769, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.