Joseph A. Desanto, M.D.

Primary specialty

Internal Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207R00000X

License

G081151 Issued in CA

Practice address

8780 Warner Ave Ste 11
Fountain Valley, CA 92708-3210

Phone

(949) 432-0918

Fax

(949) 209-2001

NPI assigned

Feb 10, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Not listed in the public Medicare enrollment file

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Not enrolled

HHS exclusion list flag

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Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: joseph.desanto.p1@direct.lakeside.nextgenshare.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Desanto Clinics

  • Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
  • Fountain Valley, CA
  • NPI 1477085793
  NPD Authorized official
• Healing Path Detox LLC

  • Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Facility
  • Huntington Beach, CA
  • NPI 1497209290
  NPD (past)
• Healthcare Partners Affiliates Medical Group

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • NPI 1659312593
  NPD (past)
• Ocean Valley Behavioral Health LLC

  • Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Facility
  • North Tustin, CA
  • NPI 1811476971
  NPD (past)

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1776729600000",
    "number": "1083687891",
    "addresses": [
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "8780 WARNER AVE STE 11",
            "city": "FOUNTAIN VALLEY",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "927083210",
            "telephone_number": "949-432-0918",
            "fax_number": "949-209-2001"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
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            "address_1": "8780 WARNER AVE STE 11",
            "city": "FOUNTAIN VALLEY",
            "state": "CA",
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            "telephone_number": "949-432-0918",
            "fax_number": "949-209-2001"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "DESANTO",
        "first_name": "JOSEPH",
        "middle_name": "A.",
        "name_prefix": "Dr.",
        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-02-10",
        "last_updated": "2026-04-21",
        "certification_date": "2026-04-21",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "207R00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Internal Medicine",
            "state": "CA",
            "license": "G081151",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Gian Patrick Densing
• Pamela Deritis, LMFT151030
• Vivian Derr, CPNP
• Desanto Clinics
• Angelina Teresa Desanto, LCSW
• Kavita P. Deshpande, M.D.
• Lauren Devaughn, CNM
• Developmental Guidance Services Inc.
• Robert Allan Devereaux, MD
• Jane Susan Dewilde, MFTI

• Internal Medicine Physician in Fountain Valley, CA
• Providers in Fountain Valley, CA by specialty
• Internal Medicine Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 21, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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