NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Seema Saurabh Desai, MD

Surgery Physician · Fresno, CA

Seema Saurabh Desai, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1578067609, issued on Mar 22, 2018. Check the license (California A164680, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578067609
Name
Seema Saurabh Desai
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
A164680 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7300 N Fresno St, Fresno, CA 93720
Phone
(323) 783-4516
Enumerated
Mar 22, 2018
Record last updated
Jan 5, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240229003918); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2018
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7300 N Fresno St

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

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  3. David Aguilar, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1184723157
  4. Bina AhmedPharmacist1720239171
  5. Israa Al-Ani, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639707052
  6. Ahmed Alqaysi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1861995813

Verify Seema Saurabh Desai in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

107 Medicare Part D claims for 56 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. 51 claims were for opioids.

  1. Seema Desai107
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl49 claims
  2. Ibuprofen30 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 2 group practices

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncFresno, CA
  2. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupLos Angeles, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Seema Saurabh Desai among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

Seema Saurabh Desai, 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 2018, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 89% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Keith Boone, MDFresno, CA 937201265495139
  2. Mark Cunningham, MDFresno, CA 937201174621593
  3. Vassi Gardikas, MDFresno, CA 937201881792208
  4. Mario Gonzalez, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201376557991
  5. Deborah Gumina, MDFresno, CA 937201679671002
  6. Kelvin Higa, MDFresno, CA 937201356304224
  7. Dawn Johnson, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201629155692
  8. Carlos Juarez, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201285664243

Common questions

What is Seema Saurabh Desai, MD's NPI number?

Seema Saurabh Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578067609, issued on Mar 22, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Seema Saurabh Desai, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7300 N Fresno St, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (323) 783-4516. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Seema Saurabh Desai, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A164680, 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 Seema Saurabh Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Seema Saurabh Desai, MD had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 56 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.