Dr. Rishi Desai MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1578836524 is registered to Dr. Rishi Desai MD, a Pediatric Infectious Diseases practising at 725 Welch Rd in Palo Alto, California. Pediatric Infectious Diseases is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Dr. Rishi Desai MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2012.
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Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Rishi Desai MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Rishi Desai MD directly at (650) 498-7000.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1578836524 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Pediatric Infectious Diseases is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (650) 498-7000.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Rishi Desai MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.