Shaunak Desai in Huntington Beach, California

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
HAND SURGERY

Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School
Graduation Year: 2004
The Primary Medical Specialty for Shaunak Desai is listed as: Orthopedic Surgery
Approximate Years of Experience: 20
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0749474088
NPI #: 1174733802
NPI Created On: 05/23/2007
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/17/2020
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
License Number:
4301083428
Listed Gender: Male

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Injections of tendon sheath, ligament, or muscle membrane
2. Aspiration and/or injection of small joint or joint capsule
3. Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule
4. Incision of tendon of forearm and/or wrist, open procedure
5. Open treatment of broken of lower forearm or growth plate separation with insertion of hardware 3 or more fragments
6. Incision of tendon covering
7. Removal of growth of tendon finger or hand
8. Removal of scar tissue to release tendon of palm or finger
9. Application of cast, elbow to finger (short arm)
10. Application of long arm splint (shoulder to hand)
11. Application of non-moveable, short arm splint (forearm to hand)
12. Release and/or relocation of median nerve of hand
13. X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views
14. X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views
15. X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views
16. X-ray of fingers, minimum of 2 views
17. Imaging guidance for procedure, up to 1 hour
18. Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg complete study
19. Nerve transmission studies, 9-10 studies
20. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes

They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).

They took part in the Million Hearts Initiative, which was deigned to improve cardiac outcomes.