Matthew Malerich
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Matthew Malerich is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1437154853, issued on Jun 14, 2005. Check the license (California G28553, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Malerich
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- G28553 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 Old River RD, Bakersfield, CA 93311
- Phone
- (661) 663-6550
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 2, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 4144118 CT
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 400 Old River RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Matthew Malerich in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G28553Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
83 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium22 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $135.75
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axogen. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Matthew Malerich among 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California
Matthew Malerich is one of 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 74% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California.
All 288 in California → Every provider in Bakersfield → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Phuc Dang, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111396057477
- Albert Swafford, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111528063815
- Charles Wong, D.O.Bakersfield, CA 933111255508131
- Steven Hollstien, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931111912087040
- Corina BrownSanta Barbara, CA 931101386008811
- Michael Behrman, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051932217411
- Dennis Phelps, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051912991662
- Adam Rives, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051508084690
Common questions
What is Matthew Malerich's NPI number?
Matthew Malerich's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437154853, issued on Jun 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Malerich located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Old River RD, Bakersfield, CA, 93311. Phone: (661) 663-6550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Malerich's license?
NPPES lists California license number G28553, as entered by the provider. 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 Matthew Malerich prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew Malerich had 83 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Matthew Malerich's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 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.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.