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Dr. Gautam Malhotra, MD
NPI1811298045PAC ID2961705926
- Medicare services, 2024
- 445
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 260
- Part D claims, 2024
- 139
- Publications
- 3
- MIPS score, 2024
- 93
- Practice address
- 24331 El Toro Rd Ste 150, Laguna Woods, CA 92637
- Practice phone
- Call (949) 573-3828
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
MemorialCare Surgical Center Laguna Woods
Surgery Center - Not Medicare-Certified · Laguna Woods, California
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Dr. Gautam Malhotra is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Laguna Woods, California
Dr. Malhotra practices at MemorialCare Surgical Center Laguna Woods in Laguna Woods, California.
Dr. Malhotra's NPI, 1811298045, was assigned on November 4, 2010. Dr. Malhotra graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Malhotra holds Illinois license 036132390.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1811298045NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2961705926
- NPI enumeration date
- November 4, 2010
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (949) 573-3828
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 42
- Medical school graduation
- 2010
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Gautam Malhotra practices at MemorialCare Surgical Center Laguna Woods in Laguna Woods, California
Dr. Malhotra's primary practice is MemorialCare Surgical Center Laguna Woods, at 24331 El Toro Rd Ste 150, Laguna Woods, CA 92637. The practice phone is (949) 573-3828.
- MemorialCare Surgical Center Laguna Woods24331 El Toro Rd Ste 150, Laguna Woods, CA 92637Phone(949) 573-3828
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Gautam Malhotra is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Malhotra's primary practice is MemorialCare Surgical Center Laguna Woods in Laguna Woods, California. Dr. Malhotra is also affiliated with Evanston Hospital. The medical group on file is OrthoWest. Dmand AI also links Dr. Malhotra to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.
MemorialCare Surgical Center Laguna WoodsPrimary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Gautam Malhotra's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Malhotra practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| MemorialCare Surgical Center Laguna Woods | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Gautam Malhotra is one of 268 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in California
Hand surgery is Dr. Malhotra's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dr. Malhotra is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Malhotra's licenses on file in 2 states: Illinois and California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic hand surgery, IllinoisPrimary
- California license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms, hand joint or tendon inflammation and joint cyst among the conditions Dr. Malhotra treats.
Orthopaedic hand surgery physicians near Dr. Malhotra
Counts of orthopaedic hand surgery physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
268orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in California
4orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Laguna Woods
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Gautam Malhotra billed Medicare for 445 services in 2024
CMS data shows 445 Medicare services from Dr. Malhotra across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 260 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $30,394 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 2024445
Medicare patients260
Paid by Medicare$30,394
Procedure codes7
Dr. Malhotra's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2742024: 34225%
- Surgery
- 2023: 682024: 10351%
Dr. Malhotra compared with the California median for orthopaedic hand surgery physicians, 2024
- Dr. Malhotra
- California median
- Medicare services
- 445vs 95854% below
- Medicare patients
- 260vs 34424% below
- Part D claims
- 113vs 512.2 times
Medians across 252 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Malhotra's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Gautam Malhotra treated 260 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 260 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Malhotra in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 112 patients. 73% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have arthritis. 36% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.48, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Malhotra's median patient age at 64, with 55% women.
Medicare patients, 2024260
Average age73
Average risk score1.48
Also on Medicaid36%
Dr. Malhotra's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Malhotra's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women15961%
- Men10139%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Malhotra's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol73%
- Arthritis72%
- High blood pressure70%
- Diabetes36%
- Mood disorders32%
- Depression29%
- Ischemic heart disease28%
- Anxiety27%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Malhotra's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 64
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Gautam Malhotra wrote 139 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Malhotra wrote 139 Medicare Part D claims for 88 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 113 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $473 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 109 claims across 4 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024139
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$473
Part D patients88
Dr. Malhotra's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic137 claims99%
- Brand-name and other2 claims1%
Dr. Malhotra's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
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 Dr. Malhotra's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids65%90 of 139 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, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1092024: 1134%
Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 4 in 2023.
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
Dr. Gautam Malhotra scored 93 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Malhotra for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Malhotra accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Malhotra's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 93of 100Final score
- 73.5of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 71of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Gautam Malhotra has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Malhotra, published from 2014 to 2024. Dr. Malhotra's most frequent co-authors are James Ryan Cameron, MD, Benjamin Goldberg, MD and Brian Christopher Toolan, MD.
Papers3
Years published2014 to 2024
Dr. Malhotra's papers by year, 2014 to 2024
Dr. Malhotra's most frequent co-authors
- James Ryan Cameron, MD1 shared paper
- Benjamin Goldberg, MD1 shared paper
- Brian Christopher Toolan, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Malhotra
Amputation, SurgicalDegloving InjuriesFinger Injuries
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Ankle InjuriesAnkle JointJoint Instability
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Gautam Malhotra received $13,152 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 48 general payments to Dr. Malhotra from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 55% of the total. Medwest Associates paid the most, $6,873.
General payments to Dr. Malhotra by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Malhotra by kind, 2016 to 2025
$13.2Kin total
- Education$7,27355%
- Travel and lodging$3,61427%
- Food and beverage$2,26517%
Companies that paid Dr. Malhotra the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Gautam Malhotra graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
Dr. Malhotra graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 2010.
- Medical school
- Board certified in orthopaedic surgery
- Board certified in surgery of the hand
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Gautam Malhotra accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Malhotra is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Cigna
- HCSC
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Regence Health Plans
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Malhotra accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare9
- PPO8
- HMO7
- POS6
- EPO3
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Gautam Malhotra's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Gautam Malhotra's NPI number?
Dr. Gautam Malhotra's NPI number is 1811298045. It was assigned on November 4, 2010, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Gautam Malhotra?
Dr. Gautam Malhotra is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Laguna Woods, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207XS0106X).
Where does Dr. Gautam Malhotra practice?
Dr. Malhotra practices at 24331 El Toro Rd Ste 150, Laguna Woods, CA 92637. Dr. Malhotra's primary practice is MemorialCare Surgical Center Laguna Woods in Laguna Woods, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Malhotra to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Gautam Malhotra's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Malhotra is (949) 573-3828.
What is Dr. Gautam Malhotra's medical license number?
Dr. Malhotra holds Illinois license 036132390, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Gautam Malhotra been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Malhotra in Illinois (2013 to 2026) and California (2024 to 2026).
Which hospitals is Dr. Gautam Malhotra affiliated with?
Dr. Malhotra is affiliated with Evanston Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Malhotra to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Gautam Malhotra part of?
Dr. Malhotra is linked to OrthoWest. Dmand AI links Dr. Malhotra to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Gautam Malhotra accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Malhotra billed Medicare for 445 services in 2024, and Dr. Malhotra accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Gautam Malhotra's MIPS score?
Dr. Malhotra's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Gautam Malhotra see?
CMS counts 260 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Malhotra in 2024, with an average age of 73.
Is Dr. Gautam Malhotra board certified?
Yes. Dr. Malhotra is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
What services does Dr. Gautam Malhotra bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Malhotra's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99203) and surgery: bones and joints (20550).
Where did Dr. Gautam Malhotra go to medical school?
Dr. Malhotra graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 2010.
What drugs does Dr. Gautam Malhotra prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Malhotra's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Diclofenac Sodium and Meloxicam.
Has Dr. Gautam Malhotra received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $13,152 in general payments to Dr. Malhotra from 13 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medwest Associates.
How long has Dr. Gautam Malhotra been practicing?
Dr. Malhotra graduated from medical school in 2010, 16 years ago.
Does Dr. Gautam Malhotra do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Malhotra, published from 2014 to 2024.
Who does Dr. Gautam Malhotra publish with?
Dr. Malhotra's most frequent co-authors are James Ryan Cameron, MD (1 shared paper), Benjamin Goldberg, MD (1 shared paper) and Brian Christopher Toolan, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Gautam Malhotra accept?
Dr. Malhotra is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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