Walter Desha, PA
Surgical Physician Assistant · Rancho Mirage, CA
Walter Desha, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, California, and NPI 1497738132, issued on Nov 28, 2005. Check the license (California 15929, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Desha
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 15929 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 39000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
- Phone
- (760) 595-4330
- Enumerated
- Nov 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 20, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 39000 Bob Hope Dr
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Verify Walter Desha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 15929Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $47.32
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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.
Walter Desha among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California
Walter Desha, PA is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2016 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.
All 1,075 in California → Every provider in Rancho Mirage → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Baker, P.A.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701568425239
- Leah Basch, PA-CRancho Mirage, CA 922701760633382
- Gissel Chujutalli, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTRancho Mirage, CA 922701477067890
- Leland Collard, PARancho Mirage, CA 922701932164605
- Alexandria Sarro, PA-CRancho Mirage, CA 922701861988966
- Jennifer Turney, P.A.-C.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701932339785
- Heather Ventura, PARancho Mirage, CA 922701770866923
- Stuart Wong, PA-CRancho Mirage, CA 922701326703539
Common questions
What is Walter Desha, PA's NPI number?
Walter Desha, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497738132, issued on Nov 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Desha, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 39000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA, 92270. Phone: (760) 595-4330. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Desha, PA's license?
NPPES lists California license number 15929, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.