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2026 NPPES data Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician NPI 1831453778 MD
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Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician in Walnut Creek, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,955 in Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
177
Medicare Part D claims · 137 beneficiaries · Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician avg: 180
Generic prescribing
93%
generic claims · 7% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
75/100
CMS neutral threshold · no category scores published
Industry payments
$70.46
3 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Tyler Clark, MD carries the neutral CMS MIPS final score of 75/100, assigned where no category was scored - and filed 177 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 75/100
- CMS neutral score · not measured
- 177
- Part D claims, 2023
- 93%
- generic prescribing
- 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.
Tyler Clark, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
177 ≥ 35th percentile 35% of 1,370,886 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Tyler Clark, 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 Tyler Clark, MD?
CMS neutral score, not measuredPrimary specialty
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician
Medicare Part D claims
177 2% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75/100
Specialty distribution in California
How Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
MIPS score not measured
CMS assigned a neutral 75/100 threshold
CMS did not publish any Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, or Improvement Activities category score for this clinician. This administrative threshold is not comparable with the national average of clinicians whose MIPS score was measured.
How MIPS and board certification work
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).
Tyler Clark, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as an Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician provider holding MD credentials at 2625 SHADELANDS DR, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598, with a listed phone of (925) 939-8585. NPI 1831453778 was issued on 06/26/2012.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 177 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 137 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $80K in drug spend, split 7% brand-name and 93% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 78.0%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider carries a Final Score of 75/100 for the 2023 performance year, but CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score: this is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns where nothing was scored, so it is not comparable with clinicians whose score was measured.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 1,955 enrolled providers across 52 states and an average of 180 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
Provider Details
| NPI | 1831453778 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 06/26/2012 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75
Final Score
CMS neutral threshold · not measured
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Tyler Clark, 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.
Golden State Orthopedics And Spine
Brentwood, 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 Tyler Clark, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$70
Largest payer
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
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 Tyler Clark, MD. To verify Tyler Clark, 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.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Tyler Clark, MD - brand share 7.0%
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician average
7% brand-name claims vs 93% generic, on 177 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
177
Total Claims
$80K
Total Drug Cost
137
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 177
- Total Day Supply
- 1,427
- Brand vs Generic
- 7% brand / 93% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $79K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $1K
- Opioid Claims
- 138 (78.0% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.4 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 0.89
- Gender Split
- 61% female / 39% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Tyler Clark, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Tramadol Hcl
Tramadol Hcl
68 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
65 claims
- Xiaflex 12
Xiaflex
12 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Tramadol Hcl | 68 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 65 |
| Xiaflex Collagenase Clostridium Hist. | 12 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician Overview
How Tyler Clark, MD fits within the Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
1,955
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician Providers in US
52
States with Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician
180
Avg Claims per Provider
Tyler Clark, MD's 177 claims are below the specialty average of 180.
Nearby Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Clark.
One of 219 Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers enrolled in California, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Reid Abrams
MD
San Diego, CA
Dr. Anna Acosta
M.D.
Long Beach, CA
Dr. Richard Ahn
M.D.
Lakewood, CA
Dr. Robert Allen
MD
Sacramento, CA
Dr. Edwin Ashley
M.D.
Beverly Hills, CA
Compare Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Tyler Clark, MD's specialty? ▼
Tyler Clark, MD specializes in Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician and practices in Walnut Creek, California. Credentials: MD.
How much does Tyler Clark, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Tyler Clark, MD wrote 177 Medicare Part D claims totaling $80K in drug costs for 137 beneficiaries.
What is Tyler Clark, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Tyler Clark, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score for this clinician, so the final score is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns rather than a measured result. The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Tyler Clark, MD located? ▼
Tyler Clark, MD is located at 2625 SHADELANDS DR, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598. Phone: (925) 939-8585.
What is Tyler Clark, MD's NPI number? ▼
Tyler Clark, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831453778, issued on 06/26/2012.
Does Tyler Clark, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Tyler Clark, MD's prescribing is 7% brand-name and 93% generic drugs by claim count, with $79K in brand drug costs.
Does Tyler Clark, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Tyler Clark, MD had 138 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 78.0%.
How many Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,955 Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician provider writes 180 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Tyler Clark, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Tyler Clark, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Tramadol Hcl, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Xiaflex. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Tyler Clark, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Tyler Clark, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 177 Part D claims and 137 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Tyler Clark, MD's credentials? ▼
Tyler Clark, MD's NPI is 1831453778 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
View source datasets and methodology notes
- 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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