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Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine and Adult Critical Care

University of Hawaii at Manoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine

455 Toll Gate Road
Warwick, RI 02886

(401) 737-7000

Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD is a pulmonologist in Salinas, CA specializing in adult pulmonology, sleep medicine and adult critical care. He graduated from University of Hawaii at Manoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine. Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD is affiliated with Natividad.

Office Locations

1441 Constitution Boulevard Building 300
Salinas, CA 93901

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455 Toll Gate Road
Warwick, RI 02886

(401) 737-7000

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1245 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 407
Los Angeles, CA 90017

(213) 977-4979

(213) 977-0544

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In The News

“This holiday season, Sterling Malish and his family spent time tucking into their Carmel home, having traded a large house in the snow for a cottage by the sea, in a "Hallmark town" with no street...”—"Moving onto the frontline: A doctor's story", Monterey Herald, January 2021

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Salinas, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	17
doctor visit	137
hospital care	647
inpatient care	647
sleep study	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Salinas, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	25
doctor visit	94
hospital care	579
inpatient care	579
sleep study	25

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	95
Hispanic	100
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	58
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	47
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Salinas, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	16
doctor visit	53
hospital care	562
inpatient care	562
sleep study	31

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	93
Hispanic	106
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	57
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	50
Dementia	23
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Salinas, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	12
hospital care	374
inpatient care	374
sleep study	12

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	202
Black	118
Hispanic	122
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	78
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	49
Dementia	22
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Salinas, CA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	48
inpatient care	48

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	69

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	12
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	60
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	57
Dementia	28
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Salinas, CA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	14
hospital care	65
inpatient care	65

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	137
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	29
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	53
Dementia	31
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Salinas, CA during 2018 were sleep study, hospital care, inpatient care and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	13
doctor visit	46
hospital care	52
inpatient care	52
sleep study	59

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	196
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	22
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	45
Dementia	21
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Salinas, CA during 2019 were sleep study, hospital care, inpatient care and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	32
doctor visit	84
hospital care	57
inpatient care	57
sleep study	93

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	225
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	27
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	43
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Salinas, CA during 2020 were sleep study, hospital care, inpatient care and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	11
doctor visit	13
hospital care	23
inpatient care	23
sleep study	24

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	15
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	50
Dementia	23
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Salinas, CA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	39
inpatient care	39

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	13
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	55
Dementia	31
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Salinas, CA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	37
inpatient care	37

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	33

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	13
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	32
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	60
Dementia	22
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Salinas, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

airway management	18
doctor visit	63
hospital care	225
inpatient care	225
sleep study	39

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	27
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	108
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	37
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	58
85 and over	29
Less than 65	40
65 to 74	84

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	46
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD graduated from University of Hawaii at Manoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine. He completed residency at USC Internal Medicine Residency Program. He has a state license in Rhode Island.

Medical School: University of Hawaii at Manoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine

Residency: USC Internal Medicine Residency Program

Licensed In: Rhode Island

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Natividad

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Sterling Leaf Malish, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$264 Xyrem $264
Ambu Inc.	$160 $160
Genentech USA, Inc.	$122 Esbriet $122
Gilead Sciences Inc	$52 Letairis $52
Pfizer Inc.	$31 ELIQUIS $16	PREVNAR - 13 $16
Other	$206 COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $31	TEFLARO $31	BioTherapeutics - GLASSIA $24	BREO $23	HFCWO $21	Other $76

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$835

Biography

Dr. Sterling Malish's areas of specialization are adult critical care, sleep medicine, and adult pulmonology. He speaks Spanish. Dr. Malish is professionally affiliated with Natividad. He studied medicine at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine.