What is Gregory Palutsis's specialty?

Gregory Palutsis (NPI 1295789238) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Florence, SC.

Where does Gregory Palutsis practice?

Gregory Palutsis practices in Florence, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1295789238.

How much does Medicare pay Gregory Palutsis?

Gregory Palutsis (NPI 1295789238) received approximately $168K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 466 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1295789238

Gregory PalutsisMD

Orthopedic SurgeryFlorence, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,401

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,094

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$129K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 360 Orthopedic Surgery providers in SC — above median (cohort median 2,866).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

849

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$8K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Celecoxib217 claims

Diclofenac Sodium207 claims

Oxycodone Hcl156 claims

Tramadol Hcl113 claims

Meloxicam62 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

80.4

Quality

64.9

Cost

72.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

99.0

Payment adjustment

0.23%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$666

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$368

Travel and Lodging$299

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$368

Travel and Lodging$299

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (6)

Home health agency

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Gregory Palutsis's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 8 inbound referrers · 27 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ENDEAVOR HEALTH CLINICAL OPERATIONS	256	1,192
CAPRINI, JOSEPH	22	79
CENTRAL DUPAGE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	18	32
Frank Weschler Internal Medicine · Glenview, IL	16	43
Joseph Montalbano Diagnostic Radiology · Evanston, IL	15	39
PANELLA, JOSEPH	14	21
Christopher Broz Physician Assistant · Riverwoods, IL	11	93
Michael O'rourke Orthopedic Surgery · Glenview, IL	11	18

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
ENDEAVOR HEALTH CLINICAL OPERATIONS	247	917
PAISON, COURTNEY	106	379
Quest Diagnostics Llc Il Clinical Laboratory · Wood Dale, IL	49	96
ENDEAVOR HEALTH CLINICAL OPERATIONS	41	104
Erich Lussnig Diagnostic Radiology · Murfreesboro, TN	31	65
Martin Lazarus Diagnostic Radiology · Evanston, IL	23	51
Ravine Way Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Glenview, IL	22	56
Tessa Walsh Physical Therapist in Private Practice · Chicago, IL	21	134
CENTRAL DUPAGE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	16	24
Daniel Wenzke Diagnostic Radiology · Evanston, IL	15	28
MCKENNA, SARAH	15	113
CAPRINI, JOSEPH	15	29

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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