Physician

Leonardo A Palau, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Leonardo Palau, MD (NPI: 1982701496) practices infectious disease in the Corpus Christi, TX market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Aransas, TX. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is HOUSTON CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES PA (NPI: 1710040183; TIN: 760681269) and primary practice location at 77380-3240.

Palau's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 165 traditional Medicare patients, billed 476,006 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $622,489 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 770 prescription claims across 157 beneficiaries totaling $1,439,848 in drug costs, led by Biktarvy (Bictegrav/Emtricit/Tenofov Ala). 2017 DME data shows 39 claims. Open Payments data shows 194 records totaling $4,835. 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's Medicare Part B carrier billing did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $586,998 to $1,439,848. 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$620K$1.2M2015 Medicare payment: $834,273 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $974,436 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $1,123,968 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $996,842 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $881,877 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $783,222 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $1,240,400 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $746,038 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $653,836 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $622,489 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015526137,433$834,273
2016499238,538$974,436
2017502444,197$1,123,968
2018281551,059$996,842
2019271490,373$881,877
2020300463,612$783,222
2021294657,807$1,240,400
2022230341,612$746,038
2023213546,581$653,836
2024165476,006$622,489

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$884K$1.8M2015 Drug cost: $586,998 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $951,274 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $683,214 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $730,395 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $1,378,295 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $1,767,885 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $1,626,261 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $1,494,504 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $1,584,971 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $1,439,848 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015148805$586,998
2016164908$951,274
2017180760$683,214
2018170685$730,395
2019162789$1,378,295
2020145896$1,767,885
2021159874$1,626,261
2022181938$1,494,504
2023154787$1,584,971
2024157770$1,439,848

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$27K$55K2015 Medicare payment: $29,414 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $54,926 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $48,760 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/R22$29,414
2016N/R63$54,926
2017N/R39$48,760
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
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 more5555$156
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more119452$131
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more115370$88
96365Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less1092,154$45
J2185Injection, meropenem, 100 mg477,257$0

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
BiktarvyBictegrav/Emtricit/Tenofov Ala1243,720$508,756
Gammagard LiquidImmun Glob G(Igg)/Gly/Iga Ov5022616$215,529
DovatoDolutegravir Sodium/Lamivudine722,160$214,039
ArikayceAmikacin Liposomal/Neb.Accessr12534$182,584
Gamunex-CImmune Globul G/Gly/Iga Avg 4613364$60,111

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.194$4,835Gilead Sciences, 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 Leonardo A. Palau, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Leonardo A. Palau, MD (NPI 1982701496), 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 Leonardo A. Palau, 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 Leonardo A. Palau, MD?

Leonardo A. Palau, MD is linked to HOUSTON CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES PA (billing NPI 1710040183) in the available physician profile data.

Does Leonardo A. Palau, MD have Open Payments data?

Leonardo A. Palau, MD has 194 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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