Dr. Pearl Ma, MD

Dr. Ma practices at Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, California, part of Community Health System.

Dr. Ma's NPI, 1073815767, was assigned on December 1, 2010. Dr. Ma graduated from UC Davis School of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Ma holds California license A118162.

Dr. Ma's primary practice is Community Regional Medical Center, at 2823 Fresno Street, Fresno, CA 93721 in Fresno County. The practice phone is (559) 459-6000.

Dr. Ma's primary practice is Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, California, part of Community Health System. Dr. Ma is also affiliated with Clovis Community Medical Center. The medical group on file is Community Health Partners. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ma to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ma practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Ma's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Ma is board certified in obesity medicine by the American Board of Obesity Medicine. Dr. Ma is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists bariatric surgery, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal and gastrointestinal obstruction among the conditions Dr. Ma treats.

CMS data shows 157 Medicare services from Dr. Ma across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 121 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $16,958 for them.

CMS counts 121 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ma in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 59 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 38% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.36, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ma's median patient age at 46, with 83% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ma wrote 169 Medicare Part D claims for 51 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 117 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,334 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 213 claims across 7 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Ma for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Ma accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ma as offering telehealth. CMS counts 23 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Ma, more than 52% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 23 papers to Dr. Ma, published from 2018 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Obesity, Morbid, Gastric Bypass and Bariatric Surgery. Dr. Ma has published most often in Surg Obes Relat Dis. Dr. Ma's most frequent co-authors are Kelvin D. Higa, MD, Keith B. Boone, MD and Aaron Robert Lloyd, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Ma to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Pain, Postoperative and Postoperative Complications.

CMS Open Payments shows 136 general payments to Dr. Ma from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 78% of the total. Medical Device Business Services, Inc. paid the most, $39,603.

Dr. Ma graduated from UC Davis School of Medicine in 2010.

Dr. Ma is in network with 16 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.