Malcolm Dillon Kearns

  • Santa Cruz, CA
  • Hospitalist
NPI1275928764PAC ID1456608876
Medicare services, 2024
914
Medicare patients, 2024
306
Part D claims, 2024
241
Publications
12
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Practice phone
Call (831) 462-7700
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Primary practice

Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital

Hospital · Santa Cruz, California

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Malcolm Dillon Kearns is a hospitalist in Santa Cruz, California

Malcolm Kearns practices at Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Malcolm Kearns' NPI, 1275928764, was assigned on April 1, 2015. Malcolm Kearns graduated from Emory School of Medicine in 2015. Malcolm Kearns holds California license A162706.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1456608876
NPI enumeration date
April 1, 2015
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(831) 462-7700
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
37
Medical school graduation
2015

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Malcolm Dillon Kearns practices at Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California

Malcolm Kearns' primary practice is Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital, at 1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95065 in Santa Cruz County. The practice phone is (831) 462-7700.

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Malcolm Dillon Kearns is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Malcolm Kearns' primary practice is Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. The medical group on file is Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Malcolm Kearns to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Malcolm Dillon Kearns' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Malcolm Kearns practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Dignity Health - Dominican HospitalAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Malcolm Dillon Kearns is one of 3,186 hospitalists in California

Hospitalist is Malcolm Kearns' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Malcolm Kearns is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Malcolm Kearns' licenses on file in 3 states: California, Delaware and Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Hospitalist, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A162706 · 2019 to 2027 · taxonomy 208M00000X
  • Delaware license2018 to 2021
  • Pennsylvania license2015 to 2018

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute stomach ulcer, cardiac arrhythmia, cellulitis, cirrhosis, congestive heart failure, dementia, electrolyte disorders and gastrointestinal bleeding among the conditions Malcolm Kearns treats.

Hospitalists near Malcolm Kearns

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Malcolm Dillon Kearns billed Medicare for 914 services in 2024

CMS data shows 914 Medicare services from Malcolm Kearns across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 306 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $81,561 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024914
Medicare patients306
Paid by Medicare$81,561
Procedure codes6

Malcolm Kearns' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 8302024: 91410%

Malcolm Kearns compared with the California median for hospitalists, 2024

  • Malcolm Kearns
  • California median
Medicare services
914vs 4302.1 times
Medicare patients
306vs 20152% above
Part D claims
12vs 6983% below

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Malcolm Kearns' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Malcolm Dillon Kearns treated 306 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78

CMS counts 306 Medicare patients who saw Malcolm Kearns in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 129 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 33% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.53, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Malcolm Kearns' median patient age at 74, with 46% women.

Medicare patients, 2024306
Average age78
Average risk score2.53
Also on Medicaid33%

Malcolm Kearns' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Malcolm Kearns' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women16855%
  • Men13845%

Chronic conditions among Malcolm Kearns' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis56%
  4. Heart failure46%
  5. Ischemic heart disease46%
  6. Mood disorders45%
  7. Atrial fibrillation44%
  8. Chronic kidney disease44%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Malcolm Kearns' patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 74

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women46%
  • Men52%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Malcolm Dillon Kearns wrote 241 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Malcolm Kearns wrote 241 Medicare Part D claims for 87 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $211 in total drug cost. In 2020, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 2024241
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$211
Part D patients87

Malcolm Kearns' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic211 claims88%
  • Brand-name and other30 claims12%

Malcolm Kearns' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Malcolm Kearns' Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics21%50 of 241 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2020 to 2023

  • 2020
  • 2023
Claims for drugs CMS names
2020: 112023: 129%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2023, 1 in 2020.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Malcolm Dillon Kearns takes part in Medicare

Malcolm Kearns accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Malcolm Dillon Kearns has 12 publications on record

Dmand AI links 12 papers to Malcolm Kearns, published from 2014 to 2018. 2014 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Vitamin D, Dietary Supplements and Vitamins. Malcolm Kearns has published most often in Am J Med Sci. Malcolm Kearns' most frequent co-authors are Vin Tangpricha, MD, Thomas R. Ziegler, MD and Juan Pablo Alvarez, MD.

Papers12
Years published2014 to 2018

Malcolm Kearns' papers by year, 2014 to 2018

Topics Malcolm Kearns writes about most

  • Vitamin D
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Vitamins
  • Cholecalciferol
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Georgia
  • Parathyroid Hormone
  • Vitamin D Deficiency

Malcolm Kearns' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Malcolm Kearns

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Malcolm Dillon Kearns graduated from Emory School of Medicine

Malcolm Kearns graduated from Emory School of Medicine in 2015.

  1. Medical schoolEmory School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Malcolm Dillon Kearns accepts plans from 5 insurance carriers

Malcolm Kearns is in network with 5 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Elevance
  • CMS Medicare
  • DE State Medicaid

Plan types Malcolm Kearns accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO3
  2. Medicare3
  3. PPO3
  4. POS2
  5. EPO1
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Malcolm Dillon Kearns's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Malcolm Dillon Kearns' NPI number?

Malcolm Dillon Kearns' NPI number is 1275928764. It was assigned on April 1, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Malcolm Dillon Kearns specialize in?

Malcolm Dillon Kearns is a hospitalist in Santa Cruz, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hospitalist Physician (taxonomy code 208M00000X).

Where does Malcolm Dillon Kearns practice?

Malcolm Kearns practices at 1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95065. Malcolm Kearns' primary practice is Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Malcolm Kearns to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Malcolm Dillon Kearns' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Malcolm Kearns is (831) 462-7700.

What is Malcolm Dillon Kearns' medical license number?

Malcolm Kearns holds California license A162706, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Malcolm Dillon Kearns been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Malcolm Kearns in California (2019 to 2027), Delaware (2018 to 2021) and Pennsylvania (2015 to 2018).

Which hospitals is Malcolm Dillon Kearns affiliated with?

Malcolm Kearns practices at Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California. Dmand AI links Malcolm Kearns to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Malcolm Dillon Kearns part of?

Malcolm Kearns is linked to Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group.

Does Malcolm Dillon Kearns accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Malcolm Kearns billed Medicare for 914 services in 2024, and Malcolm Kearns accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Malcolm Dillon Kearns see?

CMS counts 306 Medicare patients who saw Malcolm Kearns in 2024, with an average age of 78.

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Is Malcolm Dillon Kearns board certified?

Yes. Malcolm Kearns is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Malcolm Dillon Kearns bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Malcolm Kearns' most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99239).

Where did Malcolm Dillon Kearns go to medical school?

Malcolm Kearns graduated from Emory School of Medicine in 2015.

What drugs does Malcolm Dillon Kearns prescribe most?

In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Malcolm Kearns' most prescribed drugs by claims were Lamotrigine.

How long has Malcolm Dillon Kearns been practicing?

Malcolm Kearns graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.

Does Malcolm Dillon Kearns do research?

Dmand AI links 12 publications to Malcolm Kearns, published from 2014 to 2018.

Who does Malcolm Dillon Kearns publish with?

Malcolm Kearns' most frequent co-authors are Vin Tangpricha, MD (6 shared papers), Thomas R. Ziegler, MD (3 shared papers) and Juan Pablo Alvarez, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Malcolm Dillon Kearns accept?

Malcolm Kearns is in network with 5 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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