Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD

Dr. Malish practices at Natividad in Salinas, California, part of Monterey County, CA.

Dr. Malish's NPI, 1003073776, was assigned on May 20, 2008. Dr. Malish holds California license A94784.

Dr. Malish's primary practice is Natividad, at 1441 Constitution Boulevard, Salinas, CA 93906 in Monterey County. The practice phone is (831) 755-4111.

Dr. Malish's primary practice is Natividad in Salinas, California, part of Monterey County, CA. Dr. Malish is also affiliated with PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital. The medical group on file is Natividad Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Malish to 1 more medical group, named with a free account. Dr. Malish's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Malish practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Malish's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Malish is board certified in sleep medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Malish's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Rhode Island.

CMS data shows 231 Medicare services from Dr. Malish across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 87 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $35,284 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 87 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Malish in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 33 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 75% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.72, 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. Malish's median patient age at 58, with 38% women.

In 2020, Dr. Malish wrote 11 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 1 drug, with $1,113 in total drug cost. In 2019, CMS named 66 claims across 5 drugs.

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

CMS Open Payments shows 69 general payments to Dr. Malish from 19 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $377.