What is Michelle Palazzo's specialty?

Michelle Palazzo (NPI 1922008747) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Louisville, KY.

Where does Michelle Palazzo practice?

Michelle Palazzo practices in Louisville, KY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1922008747.

How much does Medicare pay Michelle Palazzo?

Michelle Palazzo (NPI 1922008747) received approximately $155K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 425 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1922008747

Michelle PalazzoM.D.

PRACTICEKLEINERT KUTZ AND ASSOCIATES HAND CARE CENTERSee all providers at this practice →

Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryLouisville, KYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,257

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,878

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$86K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 36 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery providers in KY — top quintile (cohort median 201).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

210

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

61.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen128 claims

Cephalexin44 claims

Promethazine Hcl23 claims

Diazepam15 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

79.0

Quality

56.1

Cost

73.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.17%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$877

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$877

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$877

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michelle Palazzo'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). 9 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARY'S HEALTHCARE, INC.	65	243
BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC.	56	177
BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC.	31	174
Jeffrey Yunkun Anesthesiology · Louisville, KY	16	50
Vasudeva Iyer Neurology · Louisville, KY	14	24
BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC.	12	37
Duane Banet Dermatology · New Albany, IN	11	37
BAPTIST EASTPOINT SURGERY CENTER, LLC	11	24
KAUFFMANN, CHRISTOPHER	11	25

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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