Physician

Atilio Edgardo Palma, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Atilio Palma, MD (NPI: 1598183279) practices neurosurgery in the Greensboro-High Point, NC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Guilford, NC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES (NPI: 1003803032; TIN: 223849199) and primary practice location at 27262-4331.

Palma's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 452 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,210 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $368,793 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99205 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more). Part D data shows 551 prescription claims across 220 beneficiaries totaling $6,432 in drug costs, led by Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen). 2022 DME data shows 11 claims. Open Payments data shows 44 records totaling $5,558. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported Medicare Part B carrier billing data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $56 to $6,432. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$238K$476K2021 Medicare payment: $149,939 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $476,227 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $422,096 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $368,793 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021192426$149,939
20224911,334$476,227
20234881,358$422,096
20244521,210$368,793

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$5.3K$11K2017 Drug cost: $56 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $147 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $1,593 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $10,665 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $8,889 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $6,432 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/R11$56
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
20201318$147
202196204$1,593
2022241709$10,665
2023226579$8,889
2024220551$6,432

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$21K$42K2022 Medicare payment: $41,622 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
20221111$41,622
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99205New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more174174$171
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more4747$145
99222Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes2525$105
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more291509$97
G0180Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and4648$43

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen103672$830
GabapentinGabapentin723,807$750
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl1171,582$676
CelecoxibCelecoxib32509$658
Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen30175$336

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.44$5,558PRECISION SPINE, INC.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Atilio Edgardo Palma, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Atilio Edgardo Palma, MD (NPI 1598183279), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Atilio Edgardo Palma, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Atilio Edgardo Palma, MD?

Atilio Edgardo Palma, MD is linked to WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES (billing NPI 1003803032) in the available physician profile data.

Does Atilio Edgardo Palma, MD have Open Payments data?

Atilio Edgardo Palma, MD has 44 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.