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Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Rheumatology

University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine

Professional interests include: rheumatic diseases

101 The City Drive South Building 30
Orange, CA 92868

(714) 456-8068

Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD is a rheumatologist in Orange, CA specializing in adult rheumatology. She graduated from University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine. Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD is affiliated with UCI Health.

Office Locations

101 The City Drive South Building 30
Orange, CA 92868

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18637 Yorba Linda Boulevard
Yorba Linda, CA 92886

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Orange, CA during 2012 were aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration	30
doctor visit	503
injections	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Orange, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration	13
doctor visit	423
hospital care	17
injections	13
inpatient care	17

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	112
Black	0
Hispanic	61
Asian	40
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	35
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Orange, CA during 2014 were aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration	16
doctor visit	425
injections	16

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	94
Black	0
Hispanic	54
Asian	37
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	16
Less than 65	58

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	34
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Orange, CA during 2015 were aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration	18
doctor visit	419
injections	18

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	0
Hispanic	110
Asian	74
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	32
Less than 65	134

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	39
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	385

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	105
Black	0
Hispanic	48
Asian	32
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	13
Less than 65	65

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	40
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	348

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	96
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	12
Less than 65	58

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	35
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Orange, CA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	352
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	0
Hispanic	45
Asian	44
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	59

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	277

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	12
Less than 65	46

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	38
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	194

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	65
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	34
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	215

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	11
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD in 2021

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	219

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	15
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD in 2022

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	38
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Orange, CA were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

aspiration	19
doctor visit	341
hospital care	14
injections	19
inpatient care	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	33
Non-Hispanic White	93
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	38
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	45
85 and over	10
Less than 65	45
65 to 74	65

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and osteoperosis.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	32
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Education & Training

Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD graduated from University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine. She completed residency at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Rheumatology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine

Residency: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Rheumatology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

UCI Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC	$238,389 STELARA $87,807	SIMPONI ARIA $83,718	SIMPONI $28,853	Tremfya $27,625	REMICADE $5,785	Other $4,600
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$88,999 BENLYSTA $88,684	NUCALA $108	$207
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$69,446 SAPHNELO $52,086	CALQUENCE $118	$17,243
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.	$45,587 LUPKYNIS $45,037	$550
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$30,902 SIMPONI ARIA $10,387	Tremfya $8,621	STELARA $7,400	SIMPONI $4,493
Other	$37,318 SAPHNELO $7,018	RAYOS $161	Rinvoq $111	ULTOMIRIS $41	APTIOM $25	Other $29,962

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$357,525
Consulting Fee	$69,766
Travel and Lodging	$62,057
Food and Beverage	$10,102
Honoraria	$7,000
Other	$4,191

Research Payments

Dr. Sheetal Ramesh Desai, MD has received 15 research payments totaling $114,560.

Biography

Dr. Sheetal Desai specializes in adult rheumatology. In her practice, Dr. Desai focuses on rheumatic diseases. She attended the University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for residency. Dr. Desai has received professional recognition including the following: Southern California Super Doctors; Southern California Rising Stars; and Physicians of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association - 2018. In addition to English, Dr. Desai (or staff) speaks Spanish and Gujarati. Dr. Desai is professionally affiliated with UCI Health.