Amir M Matityahu, MD
Orthopedic Surgery · San Francisco
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 30
- 7 carriers
- Offices
- 3
- Since medical school
- 29 years
- Hahnemann University College of Medicine, 1997
Offices
3 locations · University of California Sfgh Medical Group · Washington Township Medical Foundation · UCSF Medical Group Business Services
Hospitals listed: Washington Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
30 plans · 7 carriers
A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Matityahu’s office to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.
30 of 30 plans
| Alignment Health Advantage PPO (PPO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Harmony (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health the ONE (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Anthem Prime (HMO-POS) | Anthem Blue Cross Partnership Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Astiva Health C-SNP WOW - NorCal (HMO C-SNP) | Astiva Health | Listed | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Astiva Health Premier Plan - NorCal (HMO) | Astiva Health | Listed | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Astiva Health Savings Plan - NorCal (HMO) | Astiva Health | Listed | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Blue Shield Inspire (HMO) | Blue Shield of California | Listed | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Central Health Classic Care Plan III (HMO) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Central Health Dual Access Plan (HMO D-SNP) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Central Health Embrace Care Plan (HMO C-SNP) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed, may be out of date | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Central Health Embrace Choice Plan (HMO C-SNP) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Central Health Valor Care Plan (HMO) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Imperial Courage Plan (HMO) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Imperial Dynamic Plan (HMO) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Imperial Senior Value (HMO C-SNP) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| SCAN Balance (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Classic (HMO) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN MyChoice (HMO) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A82558 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2003 · expires 2026-10-31 · Hahnemann University School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
School, training and certification
What this clinician told their state board, medical school and everything before it. Only some states publish this, so nothing here means the state does not say, not that there was no training or certification.
Specialty certification
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery
Hospitals they work in
1 hospital
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Washington HospitalFremont, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Washington Hospital Healthcare SystemPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 71% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.188, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.164, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Washington Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 6 the same, 4 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.188 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.164 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.88 (0 to 1.88) · 1,112 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.92 (0.59 to 1.24) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 192.95 (139.54 to 246.36) · 48 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2 · 27 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.4 · 164 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.1 · 199 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 463 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.6 · 661 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.3 · 174 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.7 · 2,550 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.15 (0 to 0.35) · 6,970 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,108 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.82 (1.73 to 5.91) · 1,370 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.52 (0 to 3.17) · 589 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.75 (0.25 to 3.25) · 1,315 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 13.19 (5.83 to 20.56) · 600 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.91 (1.04 to 8.78) · 550 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.66 (0.17 to 3.14) · 198 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.14 (0 to 0.78) · 6,079 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.7 · 114 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.367 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.8 · 186 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21.9 · 480 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 33.9 · 186 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 26.5 · 553 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 36.8 · 648 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.5 · 590 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.7 (3.2 to 6.9) · 169 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 11.4 (8.5 to 14.9) · 169 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.4 · 130 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11.1 · 41 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.3 · 202 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.7 (10.2 to 18.5) · 78 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) · 974 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (812 patients answered, 19% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 76% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained | 56% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 84% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 84% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 70% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 84% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 70% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 72% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 74% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 46% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 42% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 84% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$60,546
Medicare paid this office $60,546 for 115 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 11 | $11,204 | $934 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 14 | $1,399 | $70 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 16 | $1,160 | $73 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 14 | $874 | $62 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Hip replacement | 1-10 | None |
| Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) | 1-10 | None |
| Removal of tissue | 1-10 | None |
Procedures year by year
| Procedure | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | – | – | – | – | – | 12 |
| Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | – | – | – | – | 12 | – |
Times billed to Original Medicare each year. A blank year means fewer than 11 people had it, or none: Medicare does not publish smaller counts. Medicare Advantage patients are not included.
Who their Medicare patients are
115 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 78 · Women 57% · Also on Medicaid 46% · Health risk score 2.08. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 1.13.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 48% · Chronic kidney disease 43% · Coronary heart disease 37% · Heart failure 30% · Atrial fibrillation 28% · Depression 28% · Dementia 28% · COPD 18% · Stroke 18% · Cancer 17%.
The office billed $417,505, Medicare allowed $77,207 and paid $60,546; for 220 services of 55 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 115 | 220 | 78 | 2.08 | $417,505 | $60,546 |
| 2023 | 57 | 117 | 75 | 1.56 | $306,403 | $44,829 |
| 2022 | 62 | 111 | 77 | 2.01 | $303,652 | $45,270 |
| 2021 | 53 | 79 | 75 | 1.99 | $249,767 | $40,918 |
| 2020 | 49 | 88 | 76 | 1.86 | $265,586 | $42,982 |
| 2019 | 72 | 108 | 75 | 1.89 | $302,229 | $48,109 |
| 2018 | 83 | 134 | 72 | 2.06 | $286,503 | $44,763 |
| 2017 | 131 | 195 | 73 | 2.04 | $285,705 | $48,451 |
| 2016 | 75 | 109 | 75 | 2.11 | $174,370 | $35,983 |
| 2015 | 86 | 156 | 72 | 2.14 | $190,029 | $45,013 |
| 2014 | 60 | 90 | 72 | 1.65 | $122,271 | $33,362 |
| 2013 | 57 | 103 | 74 | 1.64 | $147,872 | $35,660 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 3 services
| Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | 12 | $13,290 | $1,108 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 11 | $1,336 | $121 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 13 | $689 | $49 |
2022: 2 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 13 | $1,505 | $72 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 15 | $1,045 | $58 |
2019: 2 services
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 18 | $1,635 | $91 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 13 | $604 | $46 |
2018: 2 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 21 | $1,631 | $65 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 12 | $1,073 | $89 |
2017: 5 services
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 11 | $11,669 | $1,061 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 36 | $2,450 | $63 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 37 | $1,891 | $43 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 17 | $1,474 | $87 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 12 | $483 | $40 |
2016: 1 service
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 14 | $495 | $33 |
2015: 3 services
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 13 | $1,580 | $122 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 13 | $822 | $63 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 15 | $713 | $42 |
2013: 1 service
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 14 | $576 | $36 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$458
Pharmacies billed $458 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
11 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $458 in drug cost.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
Year by year
| 2024 | 11 | None | None | 0% | $458 |
| 2017 | 13 | None | None | 0% | $176 |
| 2015 | 13 | None | None | None | $3,092 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
Money from drug and device companies
$531 in 2025
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | $276 | $531 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | None | $36 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 | $3,627 | $4,854 |
| 2022 | 3 | 8 | $3,401 | $3,613 |
| 2021 | 2 | 9 | $2,624 | $5,308 |
| 2020 | 2 | 6 | $840 | $925 |
| 2019 | 2 | 10 | $2,466 | $5,453 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| CurvaFix | Curvafix Im Implant | $373 | 2 payments
|
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Na | $157 | 2 payments
|
See all 4 published payments
| CurvaFix | Paid to speak or teach · 2025-12-31 | Curvafix Im Implant | $276 |
| CurvaFix | Meals · 2025-10-15 | Curvafix Im Implant | $97 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Meals · 2025-04-25 | Na | $131 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Meals · 2025-04-18 | Na | $26 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
2024: $36
| CurvaFix | Curvafix Im Implant | $36 | 1 payment
|
2023: $4,854
| Synthes GmbH | None | $3,214 | 4 payments
|
| CurvaFix | Curvafix Im Implant | $1,611 | 1 payment
|
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Tfn-Advance | $30 | 1 payment
|
2022: $3,613
| CurvaFix | Curvafix Im Implant | $3,000 | 2 payments
|
| Synthes GmbH | None | $401 | 3 payments
|
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Tfn-Advance | $212 | 3 payments
|
2021: $5,308
| Synthes GmbH | None | $5,240 | 8 payments
|
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Tfn-Advance | $68 | 1 payment
|
2020: $925
| Synthes GmbH | None | $840 | 4 payments
|
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Tfn Advanced | $85 | 2 payments
|
2019: $5,453
| Synthes GmbH | None | $5,082 | 6 payments
|
| Globus Medical | Anthem | $371 | 4 payments
|
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 91.9 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1316997166
- Licence
- CA A82558California A82558: Current · expires 2026-10-31
- Trained
- Hahnemann University College of Medicine, 1997 · 29 years ago
- Group
- University of California Sfgh Medical Group · Washington Township Medical Foundation · UCSF Medical Group Business Services
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Medicaid ID
- CA 00S825580
- Taxonomy
- Orthopedic surgery (207X00000X)
- Mailing address
- Po Box 7464, San Francisco, CA, 94120
- NPI first listed
- 2006-05-11
- NPI last updated
- 2012-01-11
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.