Doctor Profile

Cancer Care · Radiation Oncology

Ajay Desai

Radiation Oncology
1700 MOUNT VERNON AVE
Bakersfield, CA 93306
✓ Accepts Medicare 🎓 34+ Years Practicing
783
Medicare Patients / yr
19
Procedures Billed
34
Years Practicing
1
Hospital Affiliations
Data Source: Identity from NPPES (2026). Procedure & patient volume from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data (2023). Hospital affiliations from CMS Physician Compare. We display publicly reported data — no personal information required to view any of it.
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Medicare Plans That Cover Ajay Desai

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We're pulling plan acceptance data directly from insurance carrier provider directories. Until that feed is live for California, the fastest way to find a Medicare plan that covers Ajay Desai is to compare every Medicare Advantage and Part D plan available near 93306, CA — the Radiation Oncology's office can quickly confirm which of the top local plans they accept.

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What Ajay Desai Does

Ajay Desai served 783 Medicare patients across 3,723 services in the latest CMS reporting year. That's similar to the average Radiation Oncology in California (707 patients across 428 doctors).

ProcedureServicesMedicare Patients
Ct guidance for insertion of radiation therapy fields (77014)1,13349
Intensity modulated treatment delivery, single or multiple fields/arcs,via narrow spatially and temporally modulated beams, binary, dynamic mlc, per treatment session (G6015)1,09443
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (99214)230120
Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions (77427)21947
Continuing radiation therapy consultation per week (77336)21146

How to read this: "Services" are the total times Ajay Desai billed Medicare for each procedure in the latest reporting year. "Patients" counts unique Medicare beneficiaries. Procedures are shown in plain English; the underlying HCPCS codes are available on request.

Hospital Affiliations

Ajay Desai is affiliated with 1 hospital in the CMS Physician Compare database. Hospital network status depends on your Medicare Advantage plan — always verify before enrolling.

Kern Medical Center

Bakersfield, CA
★★☆☆☆ 2/5 CMS Rating

Practice Location & Telehealth Readiness

Ajay Desai practices at the address below. If you're evaluating Medicare coverage, location matters for in-network access and — when Ajay Desai offers telehealth — broadband availability at your home matters for virtual visits.

Address: 1700 MOUNT VERNON AVE, Bakersfield, CA 93306
Phone: (661) 326-2000

Area Safety Grade

D+

Block-level crime analysis from CrimeGrade.org.

Practice Accessibility

29 min

Average commute time in this zip · 91% of residents drive to work. Practical context for patients deciding whether to make the trip. See the full neighborhood profile at BestNeighborhood.org.

Telehealth Readiness

35.7922

Households with fiber broadband — important for reliable virtual visits. Check your address at ISPReports.org.

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Other Cancer Care Doctors near 93306, CA

If Ajay Desai isn't accepting new patients or isn't in your plan's network, these are the closest cancer care doctors near 93306, CA:

DoctorSpecialtyMedicare Patients / yrDistance
Dan IshiharaRadiation Oncology263<1 mi
Vinh Linh B. NguyenHematology/Oncology3.3K<1 mi
Wilbur N. MontanaHematology/Oncology2272.4 mi
Shahid P. MalikHematology/Oncology1.9K2.4 mi
Ather MehboobHematology/Oncology7335.1 mi

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How to Use This Information

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Ajay Desai: Common Questions

Does Ajay Desai accept Medicare?
Yes. Ajay Desai is enrolled with Medicare and listed in the CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS). Whether a specific Medicare Advantage plan covers Ajay Desai depends on that plan's provider network. Compare Medicare plans near 93306, CA →
Where is Ajay Desai's office?
Ajay Desai practices at 1700 MOUNT VERNON AVE, Bakersfield, CA 93306. Phone: (661) 326-2000.
What Medicare plans does Ajay Desai accept?
Original Medicare (Parts A & B) is accepted. Medicare Advantage plan acceptance varies by carrier and plan year. Call the office at (661) 326-2000 to confirm your specific plan is accepted, or compare all Medicare plans near 93306, CA to see available options.
Does Ajay Desai offer telehealth visits?
CMS does not currently list Ajay Desai as offering telehealth. Call the office at (661) 326-2000 to confirm whether virtual visits are available.
How experienced is Ajay Desai?
Ajay Desai graduated in 1992 and has been practicing for approximately 34 years. In the latest CMS reporting year, Ajay Desai treated 783 Medicare patients across 19 distinct procedure types.
How do I know if Ajay Desai is in-network for my Medicare plan?
Network status varies by plan. The best verification steps: (1) check your plan's provider directory at the carrier's website, (2) call the office at (661) 326-2000 and ask which plans they currently accept, and (3) call the number on the back of your Medicare card. Print our doctor questions checklist →

About the Reviewer

Wes Ward

Wes Ward

Founder & Data Lead

Wes Ward reviews all doctor profiles and methodology for data accuracy. Every Medicare provider page on this site — including the utilization statistics, hospital affiliations, and geocoded practice address — goes through his data-validation pipeline before publication. We display only publicly available CMS data; you never need to enter personal information to see any of it.

With 25+ years in data analytics — including work with highly regulated genomic data at Ancestry.com — Wes brings enterprise-level rigor to healthcare transparency. He is also a co-founder of BestNeighborhood.org (neighborhood data), CrimeGrade.org (block-level safety analytics), and ISPReports.org (broadband availability for telehealth). Those sister sites power the location and telehealth-readiness context on this page.

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Data sources: CMS NPPES (2026), CMS Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data (2023), CMS Physician Compare, CrimeGrade.org, BestNeighborhood.org, ISPReports.org. This page is for informational purposes only. Always verify coverage directly with the plan and practice. Read our full methodology →Privacy policy

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