Dr. Hani Malone, M.D.
Neurosurgery (Neurological Surgery Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (2010)
- Years since graduation
- 16
- In the NPI registry since
- 2010
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 364
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2010Medical school: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- 2010Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Neurological Surgery Physician primary
ND license PT14847 - Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA
- Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas Encinitas, CA
- Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA
Medical groups
- Scripps Health (1,433 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 364
- Services billed
- 1,177
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 146 | 113 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 83 | 83 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 54 | 32 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 38 | 35 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 31 | 13 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 26 | 24 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | 23 | 22 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | 22 | 22 |
| Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | 18 | 18 |
| Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc | 16 | 12 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 7 companies reported 49 payments worth $74,943 in total to this clinician.
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $39,555 |
|---|---|
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $34,870 |
| Axis Spine Technologies Inc. | $161 |
| 4web, Inc. | $152 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | $92.74 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $69.53 |
| Theradaptive, Inc. | $42.40 |
| Consulting Fee | $70,435 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,543 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,922 |
| Gift | $42.40 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alphatec Spine, Inc Sep 4, 2025 | Consulting Fee IdentiTi; Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery Company’s descriptionJune 6- Aug 27,2025: PTP- IDENTITI - LATERAL TRAINING | $11,875 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc Dec 23, 2025 | Consulting Fee Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery Company’s descriptionPTP, Mech arm, CSRS cervical presentation | $8,000 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc Feb 13, 2025 | Consulting Fee Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | $8,000 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. Jun 11, 2025 | Consulting Fee MISCELLANEOUS | $7,650 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. Apr 1, 2025 | Consulting Fee 7D Surgical System · Spine Hardware Systems & Motion Preservation | $5,440 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc Dec 23, 2025 | Consulting Fee Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery Company’s descriptionSurgeon PTP course | $5,415 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. Jul 30, 2025 | Consulting Fee 7D Surgical System · Spine Hardware Systems & Motion Preservation | $5,100 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. Mar 3, 2025 | Consulting Fee 7D Surgical System · Spine Hardware Systems & Motion Preservation | $4,760 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc Apr 3, 2025 | Consulting Fee LTP · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery Company’s descriptionMAR 17-22,2025: SALES TRAINING ON LTP | $3,250 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. Apr 1, 2025 | Consulting Fee MISCELLANEOUS | $3,060 |
All 22 payments other than meals, newest first
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alphatec Spine, Inc Dec 23, 2025 | Consulting Fee Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery Company’s descriptionPTP, Mech arm, CSRS cervical presentation | $8,000 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc Dec 23, 2025 | Consulting Fee Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery Company’s descriptionSurgeon PTP course | $5,415 |
| Theradaptive, Inc. Dec 18, 2025 | Gift OsteoAdapt · Spine · in-kind | $42.40 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc Sep 4, 2025 | Consulting Fee IdentiTi; Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery Company’s descriptionJune 6- Aug 27,2025: PTP- IDENTITI - LATERAL TRAINING | $11,875 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. Jul 30, 2025 | Consulting Fee 7D Surgical System · Spine Hardware Systems & Motion Preservation | $5,100 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. Jul 30, 2025 | Consulting Fee MISCELLANEOUS | $1,020 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. Jun 25, 2025 | Consulting Fee MISCELLANEOUS | $2,380 |
| Axis Spine Technologies Inc. Jun 25, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Axis Spine Technologies ALIF Implant · Orthopedic · travel to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico · in-kind | $11.33 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. Jun 11, 2025 | Consulting Fee MISCELLANEOUS | $7,650 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. May 28, 2025 | Consulting Fee MISCELLANEOUS | $1,360 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc Apr 3, 2025 | Consulting Fee LTP · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery Company’s descriptionMAR 17-22,2025: SALES TRAINING ON LTP | $3,250 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. Apr 1, 2025 | Consulting Fee 7D Surgical System · Spine Hardware Systems & Motion Preservation | $5,440 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. Apr 1, 2025 | Consulting Fee MISCELLANEOUS | $3,060 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. Mar 3, 2025 | Consulting Fee 7D Surgical System · Spine Hardware Systems & Motion Preservation | $4,760 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. Feb 24, 2025 | Travel and Lodging MISCELLANEOUS · travel to Lewisville, TX | $134 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. Feb 21, 2025 | Travel and Lodging MISCELLANEOUS · travel to Lewisville, TX | $217 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. Feb 21, 2025 | Travel and Lodging MISCELLANEOUS · travel to Lewisville, TX | $208 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc Feb 13, 2025 | Consulting Fee Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | $8,000 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. Feb 12, 2025 | Travel and Lodging MISCELLANEOUS · travel to Lewisville, TX | $545 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc Feb 6, 2025 | Consulting FeeCompany’s descriptionDEC 12,2024 : CSRS WORKSHOP | $1,500 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. Jan 28, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Firebird SI Navigation System · Flash Navigation · travel to Lewisville, TX | $807 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. Jan 2, 2025 | Consulting Fee MISCELLANEOUS | $1,625 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.