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Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

1700 Mt Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 326-2000

Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD is an orthopedist in Bakersfield, CA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. He graduated from Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine. Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health and Mercy Hospitals of Bakersfield.

Office Locations

Mercy Hospitals of Bakersfield

1700 Mt Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 326-2000

(661) 326-2758

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400 Old River Road
Bakersfield, CA 93311

(661) 663-6550

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Mercy Hospitals of Bakersfield

9300 Stockdale Highway Suite 100
Bakersfield, CA 93311

(661) 664-2133

(661) 664-3601

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

joint X-ray

X-rays

In 2023, Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD had a list price for joint X-ray, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

carpal tunnel injection

By Affordability:

carpal tunnel injection

hand X-ray

wrist X-ray

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD performed more carpal tunnel injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for carpal tunnel injection, hand X-ray, and wrist X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bakersfield, CA during 2012 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	58
decompression surgery	47
doctor visit	690
injections	247
musculoskeletal imaging	82
nerve procedures	47
open surgery	47
tendon surgery	25
upper extremity surgery	72
X-rays	82

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bakersfield, CA during 2013 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	68
decompression surgery	50
doctor visit	683
excision	15
injections	245
joint surgery	15
musculoskeletal imaging	126
nerve procedures	50
open surgery	50
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
tendon surgery	52
upper extremity surgery	87
X-rays	126

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	251

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	17
Hispanic	58
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	41
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	40
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bakersfield, CA during 2014 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	77
decompression surgery	40
doctor visit	602
injections	216
musculoskeletal imaging	87
nerve procedures	40
open surgery	40
tendon surgery	32
upper extremity surgery	72
X-rays	87

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	12
Hispanic	68
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	33
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	39
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bakersfield, CA during 2015 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	44
decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	436
injections	191
musculoskeletal imaging	52
nerve procedures	30
open surgery	30
tendon surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	50
X-rays	52

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	372

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	474
Black	0
Hispanic	78
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	30
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bakersfield, CA during 2016 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	68
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	388
injections	210
musculoskeletal imaging	48
nerve procedures	27
open surgery	27
tendon surgery	21
upper extremity surgery	48
X-rays	48

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	230
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	22
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	38
Dementia	5
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bakersfield, CA during 2017 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	58
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	271
injections	210
musculoskeletal imaging	48
nerve procedures	26
open surgery	26
tendon surgery	23
upper extremity surgery	49
X-rays	48

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	218
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	25
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bakersfield, CA during 2018 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	227
injections	143
nerve procedures	20
open surgery	20
tendon surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	39

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	180
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	17
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bakersfield, CA during 2019 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	49
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	275
injections	154
musculoskeletal imaging	55
nerve procedures	15
open surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	15
X-rays	55

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	11
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bakersfield, CA during 2020 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
doctor visit	212
injections	164
musculoskeletal imaging	16
X-rays	16

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	123
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	16
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bakersfield, CA during 2021 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	33
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	172
injections	134
musculoskeletal imaging	31
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	13
X-rays	31

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	13
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bakersfield, CA during 2022 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	30
doctor visit	209
injections	155
musculoskeletal imaging	77
X-rays	77

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bakersfield, CA were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and upper extremity surgery.

aspiration	49
decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	378
excision	15
injections	188
joint surgery	15
musculoskeletal imaging	62
nerve procedures	29
open surgery	29
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
tendon surgery	27
upper extremity surgery	49
X-rays	62

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	198
Hispanic	32
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	65
85 and over	18
Less than 65	42
65 to 74	122

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	6
Dementia	3

Education & Training

Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD graduated from Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Chicago Medical Center. He is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

Mercy Hospitals of Bakersfield

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Matthew Malerich, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$263 XIAFLEX $263
AXOGEN	$247 AVANCE NERVE GRAFT $221	AxoGuard Nerve Protector $27
BIOVENTUS LLC	$77 Exogen $77
Skeletal Dynamics Inc	$63 Implate $63
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$60 $60
Other	$253 Physio-Stim $43	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $42	Checkpoint Stimulators $25	Trauma $23	XIAFLEX $21	Other $98

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$964

Biography

Dr. Matthew Malerich is a physician who specializes in hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine. His training includes a residency program at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Dr. Malerich is affiliated with Mercy Hospitals of Bakersfield. Dr. Malerich has a closed panel according to Dignity Health.