Menyoli Malafa, MD
Surgery of the Hand · Los Angeles, CANPI 1972895027
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by education: $3,600 of the $4,719 with a category attached, or 76.3%. Arthrex accounts for 68.6% of it on its own, with 7 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $4,529 and has fallen 98.8% since, to $55 in 2024.
Across 22 payments — averaging $214.49 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$3K
- Micromed Inc$1K
- Stryker$121
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.$54
- Axogen$41
- Sonex Health, Inc.$37
- plus $27 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$3838%
- Food & beverage$73616%
- Education$3,60076%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Arthrex | 8 | $3,239 |
| Micromed Inc | 1 | $1,200 |
| Stryker | 5 | $121 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $54 |
| Axogen | 1 | $41 |
| Sonex Health, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Zimvie Inc. | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$4,719 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 76 surgery of the hand providers in California.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Ibuprofen | 110 | $699 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 53 | $424 |
| Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine | 35 | $203 |
| Cephalexin | 27 | $152 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 26 | $124 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 11 | $69 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other surgery of the hand in Los Angeles
- Sara GuerraLos Angeles$8K
- Gregory TsushimaLos Angeles$4K
- Brent PickrellLos Angeles$3K
- Dong-Joon LeeLos Angeles$1K
- Bill KimLos Angeles$459
- Bauback SafaSan Francisco$172K
- Emily Perezla Mirada$56K
- Joshua GluckVentura$26K
- Howard SutkinLos Gatos$22K
- Aaron BergerOakland$14K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.