2026 NPPES data Orthopaedic Surgery Physician NPI 1073040796 MD
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DAVID MOLHO, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in LAGUNA WOODS, California. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
37
Medicare Part D claims · 14 beneficiaries · Orthopaedic Surgery Physician avg: 324
MIPS score
82.1762/100
▼ 1 pts below national avg 83.1 · [object Object]
Industry payments
$97.31
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

DAVID MOLHO, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 82.1762/100 — below the 83.1 national average — and filed 37 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

82.1762/100
MIPS score · -1 vs avg
37
Part D claims, 2023
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

DAVID MOLHO, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure

82 39th percentile higher than 39% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). This entry sits in this band. 90–100: 189,403 scored providers (40%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

DAVID MOLHO, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about DAVID MOLHO, MD?

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 05/11/2017

NPI 1073040796

Primary specialty

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician

Mid-sized

25,781 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

37 89% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 324

MIPS final score

82.1762/100 0.9238% pts

Above neutral band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in California

How Orthopaedic Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among California providers

California providers

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician share within California

1. Orthopaedic Surgery Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician share within California

Medicare quality performance — MIPS

DAVID MOLHO, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Orthopaedic Surgery Physician national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
82.1762/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Orthopaedic Surgery Physician) — 82.1762/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%82.2%
MIPS final score (Orthopaedic Surgery Physician) — 82.1762/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

DAVID MOLHO, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Orthopaedic Surgery Physician provider holding MD credentials at 24331 EL TORO RD STE 200, LAGUNA WOODS, CA, 92637, with a listed phone of (949) 586-3200. NPI 1073040796 was issued on 05/11/2017. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what MOLHO most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 37 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 14 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $127 in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 37.8%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 82.1762/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 85.2031, Cost 67.715), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 25,781 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 324 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

24331 EL TORO RD STE 200
LAGUNA WOODS, CA 92637

Provider Details

NPI 1073040796
Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 05/11/2017

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

82.1762
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
85.2031
Quality
67.715
Cost

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where DAVID MOLHO, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

ORTHOWEST
LAGUNA WOODS, CA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for DAVID MOLHO, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$97

Largest payer

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

Most common payment type

Education

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — California MBC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to DAVID MOLHO, MD. To verify DAVID MOLHO, MD's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases

MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

37
Total Claims
$127
Total Drug Cost
14
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
37
Total Day Supply
301
Brand Drug Cost
$0
Generic Drug Cost
$127
Opioid Claims
14 (37.8% rate)

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
76.2 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.01
Age Distribution
<65: 0, 65-74: N/A, 75-84: N/A, 85+: 0

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What DAVID MOLHO, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Ondansetron Odt
Ondansetron
12
Oxycodone Hcl
12
Meloxicam
11

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Overview

How DAVID MOLHO, MD fits within the Orthopaedic Surgery Physician landscape nationally.

25,781
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Providers in US
56
States with Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
324
Avg Claims per Provider

DAVID MOLHO, MD's 37 claims are below the specialty average of 324.

Nearby Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Providers in California

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as MOLHO.

Compare Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is DAVID MOLHO, MD's specialty?
DAVID MOLHO, MD specializes in Orthopaedic Surgery Physician and practices in LAGUNA WOODS, California. Credentials: MD.
How much does DAVID MOLHO, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, DAVID MOLHO, MD wrote 37 Medicare Part D claims totaling $127 in drug costs for 14 beneficiaries.
What is DAVID MOLHO, MD's Medicare quality score?
DAVID MOLHO, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 82.1762/100 (Quality: 85.2031, Cost: 67.715). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is DAVID MOLHO, MD located?
DAVID MOLHO, MD is located at 24331 EL TORO RD STE 200, LAGUNA WOODS, CA, 92637. Phone: (949) 586-3200.
What is DAVID MOLHO, MD's NPI number?
DAVID MOLHO, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073040796, issued on 05/11/2017.
Does DAVID MOLHO, MD prescribe opioids?
Yes, DAVID MOLHO, MD had 14 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 37.8%.
How many Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 25,781 Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Orthopaedic Surgery Physician provider writes 324 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does DAVID MOLHO, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, DAVID MOLHO, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Ondansetron Odt, Oxycodone Hcl, Meloxicam. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does DAVID MOLHO, MD accept Medicare?
DAVID MOLHO, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 37 Part D claims and 14 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify DAVID MOLHO, MD's credentials?
DAVID MOLHO, MD's NPI is 1073040796 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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