NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vasudeva Desai, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Rancho Cordova, CA

Vasudeva Desai, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Rancho Cordova, California, and NPI 1255362802, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (California A29486, 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
1255362802
Name
Vasudeva Desai
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A29486 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2001 Zinfandel Dr, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Phone
(916) 859-9934
Enumerated
Jul 5, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 26, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(916) 859-9994
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2001 Zinfandel Dr

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  2. Luis Desouza, M.D., PH.D, M.P.HGeneral Practice Physician1194776740
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Verify Vasudeva 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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29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,088 Medicare Part D claims for 518 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vasudeva Desai4,088
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium286 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate193 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl137 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium133 claims
  5. Pioglitazone Hcl112 claims
  6. Naproxen107 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.

Vasudeva Desai among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Vasudeva Desai, M.D. 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 fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2011 · 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).

18 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Rancho Cordova

They are 18 of the 872 NPPES records with a practice address in Rancho Cordova, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hemal Amin, M.D.Rancho Cordova, CA 956701689786907
  2. Josefina Aquino, M.D.Rancho Cordova, CA 956701427021229
  3. Saraswathy Balasingam, M.D.Rancho Cordova, CA 956701083687743
  4. Jennifer Choy, DORancho Cordova, CA 956701346328085
  5. Grace Chun, MDRancho Cordova, CA 956701639243959
  6. Kali Eswaran, M.D.Rancho Cordova, CA 956701710950977
  7. James Foster, MDRancho Cordova, CA 956701114005824
  8. Michael Li, M.D.Rancho Cordova, CA 956701588639405

Common questions

What is Vasudeva Desai, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vasudeva Desai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255362802, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vasudeva Desai, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 Zinfandel Dr, Rancho Cordova, CA, 95670. Phone: (916) 859-9934. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vasudeva Desai, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A29486, 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 Vasudeva Desai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vasudeva Desai, M.D. had 4,088 Medicare Part D claims for 518 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.