Santosh Kesari, MD PHD
Neurology Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Santosh Kesari, MD PHD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1891785960, issued on Oct 28, 2005. Check the license (California C53829, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Santosh Kesari
- Credential
- MD PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- C53829 CA
210564 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2811 Wilshire Blvd Ste 790, Santa Monica, CA 90403
- Phone
- (310) 870-7260
- Enumerated
- Oct 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 2, 2025
- Fax
- (310) 870-8680
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091230000226); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2811 Wilshire Blvd Ste 790
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Costine, PA-CPhysician Assistant1851940571
Verify Santosh Kesari in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C53829Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
459 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Leukine48 claims
- Gammagard Liquid33 claims
- Levetiracetam23 claims
- Dexamethasone18 claims
- Gammaplex18 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl17 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: $30,709.18
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Jubilant Therapeutics Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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 one group practice
- Providence Saint Johns Medical FoundationLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Santosh Kesari, MD PHD's NPI number?
Santosh Kesari, MD PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891785960, issued on Oct 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Santosh Kesari, MD PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2811 Wilshire Blvd Ste 790, Santa Monica, CA, 90403. Phone: (310) 870-7260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Santosh Kesari, MD PHD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C53829, 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 Santosh Kesari, MD PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Santosh Kesari, MD PHD had 459 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.