Yogina Chandrakant Desai, M.D.
Adult Medicine Physician · Carson, CA
Yogina Chandrakant Desai, M.D. is an adult medicine physician with a practice address in Carson, California, and NPI 1790043545, issued on Apr 30, 2012. Check the license (California A157735, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yogina Chandrakant Desai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Adult Medicine Physician 207QA0505X
- License number
- A157735 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 824 E Carson St Ste 104, Carson, CA 90745
- Phone
- (310) 793-3520
- Enumerated
- Apr 30, 2012
- Record last updated
- Dec 12, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191120002234); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 824 E Carson St Ste 104
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Yogina Chandrakant Desai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A157735Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% more Medicare Part D claims than the average adult medicine physician in 2024
5,959 Medicare Part D claims for 605 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,002 among the 1,307 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium585 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate400 claims
- Losartan Potassium269 claims
- Simvastatin254 claims
- Lisinopril241 claims
- Metformin Hcl203 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
- Healthcare Partners Affiliates Medical GroupCarson, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Yogina Chandrakant Desai among 386 adult medicine physician records in California
Yogina Chandrakant Desai, M.D. is one of 386 adult medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 64% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 187 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QA0505X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Adult Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 386 adult medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Yogina Chandrakant Desai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Yogina Chandrakant Desai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790043545, issued on Apr 30, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yogina Chandrakant Desai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 824 E Carson St Ste 104, Carson, CA, 90745. Phone: (310) 793-3520. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yogina Chandrakant Desai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A157735, 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 Yogina Chandrakant Desai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yogina Chandrakant Desai, M.D. had 5,959 Medicare Part D claims for 605 beneficiaries; the average among adult medicine physician prescribers was 3,002. 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.