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Dr. Kusum Desai, MD

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Specializes in: Pulmonology (Lung & Respiratory Disease) and Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

5801 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93309

(661) 327-3747

Dr. Kusum Desai, MD is a pulmonologist in Bakersfield, CA specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and internal medicine (adult medicine). Dr. Kusum Desai, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health.

Office Locations

Dignity Health

3551 Q Street Suite 100
Bakersfield, CA 93301

(661) 864-2235

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Dignity Health

3801 San Dimas Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301

(661) 327-3747

(661) 327-2725

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5801 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93309

(661) 327-3747

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In The News

“He attended medical school in India and completed his residency and an internship in New York before he and his wife, Dr. Kusum Desai, a pulmonary specialist, were licensed to practice medicine in...”—"Assembly-line colonoscopies at clinic described", Las Vegas Sun, March 2008

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kusum Desai, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	2209
inpatient care	2209
nursing home care	164

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	213
Black	23
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	63
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kusum Desai, MD treated during 2013 were chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	75
Diabetes	53
Dementia	31
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kusum Desai, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	2047
inpatient care	2047
nursing home care	182

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	232
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	64
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kusum Desai, MD treated during 2014 were chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	75
Diabetes	49
Dementia	30
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kusum Desai, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	311
hospital care	277
inpatient care	277
pulmonary testing	117
thoracic (chest) imaging	80
X-rays	80

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	22
Hispanic	118
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	38
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kusum Desai, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	60
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	66
Diabetes	50
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kusum Desai, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2016 were pulmonary testing, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	17
doctor visit	562
pulmonary testing	175
sleep study	33
thoracic (chest) imaging	146
X-rays	146

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	157
Black	15
Hispanic	90
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kusum Desai, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	74
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	62
Diabetes	45
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kusum Desai, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2017 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, pulmonary testing and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	13
chronic care	60
doctor visit	590
pulmonary testing	132
sleep study	32
thoracic (chest) imaging	136
X-rays	136

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	141
Black	18
Hispanic	96
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	11
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kusum Desai, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	45
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	49
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kusum Desai, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2018 were pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	440
pulmonary testing	38

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	17
Hispanic	77
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kusum Desai, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	66
Diabetes	50
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	124

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	0
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kusum Desai, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	40
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	55
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	67

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kusum Desai, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ischemic heart disease and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	63
Diabetes	48
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kusum Desai, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bakersfield, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and X-rays.

airway management	15
chronic care	60
doctor visit	349
hospital care	1511
inpatient care	1511
nursing home care	173
pulmonary testing	115
sleep study	32
thoracic (chest) imaging	120
X-rays	120

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	14
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	151
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	54
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	44
85 and over	22
Less than 65	61
65 to 74	95

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD From 2013 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kusum Desai, MD treated were hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	43
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	65
Diabetes	49
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Education & Training

She is certified by the Internal Medicine and has a state license in Nevada.

Board Certification: Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Nevada

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Kusum Desai, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Kusum Desai, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$631 BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $219	SYMBICORT $212	DALIRESP $125	FARXIGA $39	$36
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$598 ANORO $180	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $175	ANORO ELLIPTA $117	BREO $58	INCRUSE $33	Other $35
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$158 OFEV $158
Genentech USA, Inc.	$103 Esbriet $103
Stryker Corporation	$74 KNEES $74
Other	$367 Letairis $52	TOUJEO $46	Prolastin-C $35	SAMSCA $26	FLUZONE QIV $21	Other $187

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,926
Education	$5

Biography

Dr. Kusum Desai practices pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) in Bakersfield, CA. She is professionally affiliated with Dignity Health. She has a closed panel according to Dignity Health.