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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).

Office Locations

Address:

5801 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93309

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

hospital care	2208
inpatient care	2208
nursing home care	163

**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

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

hospital care	2046
inpatient care	2046
nursing home care	181

**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

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

doctor visit	306
hospital care	276
inpatient care	276
pulmonary testing	114
thoracic (chest) imaging	79
X-rays	79

**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

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

airway management	16
doctor visit	557
pulmonary testing	172
sleep study	31
thoracic (chest) imaging	145
X-rays	145

**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

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

airway management	12
chronic care	59
doctor visit	585
pulmonary testing	129
sleep study	30
thoracic (chest) imaging	135
X-rays	135

**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

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

doctor visit	435
pulmonary testing	35

**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

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

doctor visit	119

**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

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

doctor visit	62

**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

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

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	14
chronic care	59
doctor visit	345
hospital care	1510
inpatient care	1510
nursing home care	172
pulmonary testing	112
sleep study	30
thoracic (chest) imaging	119
X-rays	119

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2020

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

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	11
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	121
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	43
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	35
85 and over	17
Less than 65	49
65 to 74	76

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	60
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	34
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	8
Dementia	10

Education & Training

She has a state license in Nevada.

Licensed In: Nevada

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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 sees patients in Bakersfield, CA. Her medical specialty is pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease). Dr. Desai obtained a license to practice in Nevada.