Dr. Matthew Joel Awerbuck, MD

Dr. Awerbuck practices at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey, California, part of Montage Health.

Dr. Awerbuck's NPI, 1104189828, was assigned on June 18, 2012. Dr. Awerbuck graduated from Other in 2012. Dr. Awerbuck holds California license A131930.

Dr. Awerbuck's primary practice is Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, at 23625 W R Holman Highway, Monterey, CA 93940 in Monterey County. The practice phone is (831) 624-5311.

Dr. Awerbuck's primary practice is Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey, California, part of Montage Health. Dr. Awerbuck is also affiliated with Salinas Valley Health Medical Center. The medical group on file is Monterey Hospitalist Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Awerbuck to 1 more hospital, 5 skilled nursing facilities, 5 medical groups, 2 home health agencies and 1 hospice, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Awerbuck practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Awerbuck's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Awerbuck is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Awerbuck is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists chest trauma, circulation problems, circulatory problems in extremities, congestive heart failure, electrolyte disorders, gastrointestinal bleeding, gastrointestinal infection and gastrointestinal inflammation among the conditions Dr. Awerbuck treats.

CMS data shows 2,153 Medicare services from Dr. Awerbuck across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 586 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $136,717 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 586 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Awerbuck in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 232 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 56% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.45, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Awerbuck's median patient age at 78, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Awerbuck wrote 24,982 Medicare Part D claims for 649 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 24,007 of them, across 215 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $916,631 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 9,214 claims across 142 drugs.

Dr. Awerbuck accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 20 general payments to Dr. Awerbuck from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 97% of the total. Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. paid the most, $122.

Dr. Awerbuck graduated from Other in 2012.

Dr. Awerbuck is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.