Shalini Bhakta Desai, PA
Physician Assistant · San Fernando, CA
Shalini Bhakta Desai, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in San Fernando, California, and NPI 1093449589, issued on Jul 12, 2022. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shalini Bhakta Desai
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- Practice location
- 557 N Maclay Ave, San Fernando, CA 91340
- Phone
- (480) 219-6000
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2022
- Record last updated
- Nov 22, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260603003379); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- At Still Un Of Hlth Sciences, Col Of Osteo Med, Mesa, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 557 N Maclay Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Marta Atalla, M.D.Specialist1457687204
Verify Shalini Bhakta Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
200 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium16 claims
- Januvia14 claims
- Metformin Hcl12 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: $251.75
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
Shalini Bhakta Desai among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Shalini Bhakta Desai, PA is one of 14,451 physician assistant 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 2022, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 73% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 physician assistant records list a practice address in San Fernando
They are 11 of the 684 NPPES records with a practice address in San Fernando, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Shalini Bhakta Desai, PA's NPI number?
Shalini Bhakta Desai, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093449589, issued on Jul 12, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shalini Bhakta Desai, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 557 N Maclay Ave, San Fernando, CA, 91340. Phone: (480) 219-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shalini Bhakta Desai, PA's license?
Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Shalini Bhakta Desai, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shalini Bhakta Desai, PA had 200 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.