Danica Palacio, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Danica Palacio, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1578069472, issued on Apr 1, 2018. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD485631, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Danica Palacio
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- MD485631 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3801 Filbert St., Philadelphia, PA 21201
- Phone
- (215) 662-9908
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2018
- Record last updated
- Oct 31, 2024
- Fax
- (215) 243-4658
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240703002447); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2018
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Danica Palacio in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD485631Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
404 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Imipenem-Cilastatin Sodium48 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium27 claims
- Biktarvy19 claims
- Triumeq16 claims
- Lisinopril14 claims
- Juluca12 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $314.90
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Penn - Medical GroupPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Danica Palacio among 545 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Danica Palacio, MD is one of 545 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2005 among the 381 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 545 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 545 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Philadelphia → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Chinwe Anekwe, M.D.West Reading, PA 196111023676020
- Edward BlanchardWest Reading, PA 196111770767055
- Kenneth Debenedictis, MDWest Reading, PA 196111073737409
- Robert Jones, D.O.West Reading, PA 196111821056854
- Eunjung Kim, M.D.West Reading, PA 196111689923427
- Kathleen McElwee, M.D.West Reading, PA 196111427204940
- Robert Pease, M.D.West Reading, PA 196111790198596
- Debra Powell, M.D.West Reading, PA 196111649483272
Common questions
What is Danica Palacio, MD's NPI number?
Danica Palacio, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578069472, issued on Apr 1, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Danica Palacio, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3801 Filbert St., Philadelphia, PA, 21201. Phone: (215) 662-9908. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Danica Palacio, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD485631, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Danica Palacio, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Danica Palacio, MD had 404 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.