What is Howard Palay's specialty?

Howard Palay (NPI 1942294301) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neuropsychiatry in Clyde, NC.

Where does Howard Palay practice?

Howard Palay practices in Clyde, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1942294301.

How much does Medicare pay Howard Palay?

Howard Palay (NPI 1942294301) received approximately $45K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 473 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1942294301

Howard PalayMD

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NeuropsychiatryClyde, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

583

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

654

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$43K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 7 Neuropsychiatry providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 525).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,736

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.2M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

22.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin340 claims

Levetiracetam230 claims

Topiramate189 claims

Donepezil Hcl174 claims

Lamotrigine173 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Howard Palay'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). 31 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
County Of Haywood Ambulance Service Provider · Waynesville, NC	73	148
Debera Huderly Diagnostic Radiology · Clyde, NC	73	161
Mark Mittelman Diagnostic Radiology · Clyde, NC	59	143
DLP HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL LLC	50	153
Steven Crider Internal Medicine · Clyde, NC	39	126
Samuel Kolleh General Practice · Pensacola, FL	37	87
Steven Gore Cardiology · Clyde, NC	32	95
BRAUER, MARVIN	30	85
LAPKOFF, JAMES	27	58
Kristen Lee Internal Medicine · Hendersonville, NC	25	50
John Lafata Internal Medicine · Clyde, NC	24	132
David Hegerich Internal Medicine · Knoxville, TN	22	51

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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