Sonia Apsara Desai, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Sonia Apsara Desai, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1326660119, issued on May 14, 2020. Check the license (California A186839, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sonia Apsara Desai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A186839 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2051 Marengo St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
- Phone
- (323) 409-1000
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241015003403); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sonia Apsara Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A186839Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Columbia Emergency Medical Group IncLong Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sonia Apsara Desai among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Sonia Apsara Desai, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 88% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2011 among the 4,560 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 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Sonia Apsara Desai, MD's NPI number?
Sonia Apsara Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326660119, issued on May 14, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sonia Apsara Desai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2051 Marengo St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (323) 409-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sonia Apsara Desai, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A186839, 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.
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.