Tejal Desai
Rheumatology Physician · Victorville, CA
Tejal Desai is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Victorville, California, and NPI 1619554136, issued on Mar 29, 2021. Check the license (California 207916, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tejal Desai
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 207916 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17259 Jasmine St Ste B, Victorville, CA 92395
- Phone
- (760) 241-4929
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 2, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 17259 Jasmine St Ste B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Veronica Portillo, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1255014965
Verify Tejal Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 207916Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
369 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril39 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium31 claims
- Gabapentin18 claims
- Famotidine16 claims
- Ozempic16 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate12 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.
Tejal Desai among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Tejal Desai is one of 926 rheumatology 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 2021, is newer than 98% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 98% of these records are older, under 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.
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The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Veena Katikineni, MDVictorville, CA 923951346770971
- Suzanne Enloe-Whitaker, DOSan Bernardino, CA 924041720058415
- Karam JabriSan Bernardino, CA 924041740743194
- Albert Briccetti, M.D.San Bernardino, CA 924081821018029
- Ioana Moldovan, M.D.San Bernardino, CA 924081740201557
- Loomee Doo, MDRedlands, CA 923731548622434
- Michelene Hearth-Holmes, M.D.Redlands, CA 923731306994926
- Gilbert Putnoky, M.D.Redlands, CA 923731306892906
Common questions
What is Tejal Desai's NPI number?
Tejal Desai's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619554136, issued on Mar 29, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tejal Desai located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17259 Jasmine St Ste B, Victorville, CA, 92395. Phone: (760) 241-4929. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tejal Desai's license?
NPPES lists California license number 207916, 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 Tejal Desai prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tejal Desai had 369 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.