Howard Matsuba, MD
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician · Bellflower, CA
Howard Matsuba, MD is a surgery of the hand (surgery) physician with a practice address in Bellflower, California, and NPI 1548337363, issued on Nov 29, 2006. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Matsuba
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician 2086S0105X
- Practice location
- 9400 Rosecrans Ave, Bellflower, CA 90706
- Phone
- (562) 461-3000
- Enumerated
- Nov 29, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 9400 Rosecrans Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Howard Matsuba in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery of the hand (surgery) physician in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 179 among the 270 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupBellflower, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 44 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in California.
Other surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in California
- Frederick Abruzzo, M.D.San Francisco, CA1801000815
- Ricardo Avena, M.D.Fresno, CA1114903648
- Nicholas Caggiano, MDSan Luis Obispo, CA1306133699
- Walter Chang, MDFontana, CA1083781835
- Tancredi Damore, MDCorte Madera, CA1619958907
- Bradford Edgerton, MDLos Angeles, CA1902954795
- Michael Findlay, MBBS PHD FRACS FACSStanford, CA1114325123
- Julie Gilbert, M.D.San Diego, CA1659378990
- Kenny Hanna, MDGlendale, CA1629283510
- Rishi Jindal, MDSan Diego, CA1619293909
Common questions
What is Howard Matsuba, MD's NPI number?
Howard Matsuba, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548337363, issued on Nov 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Matsuba, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9400 Rosecrans Ave, Bellflower, CA, 90706. Phone: (562) 461-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Matsuba, MD's license?
Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard Matsuba, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Matsuba, MD had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery of the hand (surgery) physician prescribers was 179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.