NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sunil H. Desai, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Alameda, CA

Sunil H. Desai, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Alameda, California, and NPI 1174608848, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (California A51233, 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
1174608848
Name
Sunil H. Desai
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
A51233 CA
MD-20773 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
149 Creedon Cir, Alameda, CA 94502
Phone
(808) 243-6050
Enumerated
Oct 25, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 3, 2024
Medicaid ID
00A512330 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200213002508); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Verify Sunil H. 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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

204 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Sunil Desai204
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Adacel Tdap20 claims
  2. 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Santa Barbara County AuditorSanta Barbara, CA

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

Sunil H. Desai among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Sunil H. Desai, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

31 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Alameda

They are 31 of the 2,492 NPPES records with a practice address in Alameda, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jacques Calma, MDAlameda, CA 945011366507444
  2. Garland Castaneda, MDAlameda, CA 945011740676881
  3. Angela Chan, MDAlameda, CA 945011205909512
  4. Charlie Chu, MDAlameda, CA 945011154409936
  5. David Craney, MDAlameda, CA 945011144308941
  6. Mary Herner, MDAlameda, CA 945011477884187
  7. Luke Lin, MDAlameda, CA 945011740622679
  8. Mark Marrama, MDAlameda, CA 945011700950318

Common questions

What is Sunil H. Desai, MD's NPI number?

Sunil H. Desai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174608848, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sunil H. Desai, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 149 Creedon Cir, Alameda, CA, 94502. Phone: (808) 243-6050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sunil H. Desai, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A51233, 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 Sunil H. Desai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sunil H. Desai, MD had 204 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.