Francesco Palazzo, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Francesco Palazzo, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1770621336, issued on Feb 3, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD427775, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Francesco Palazzo
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD427775 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
- Phone
- (215) 955-6750
- Enumerated
- Feb 3, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 923-8222
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110811000733); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1100 Walnut Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Francesco Palazzo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD427775Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
72 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine14 claims
- Omeprazole13 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: $5,386.55
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Jefferson University PhysiciansPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Francesco Palazzo among 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Francesco Palazzo, M.D. is one of 1,867 surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 36% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 36% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2007 among the 932 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,867 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Philadelphia → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- George Amrom, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191071104879048
- Wilbur Bowne, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071790762516
- Karen Chojnacki, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071083630685
- William Hughes, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191071447206867
- John Kairys, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071043230733
- Kris Kaulback, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071245250943
- Eugene Kennedy, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071902826274
- Susanna Nazarian, M.D., PH.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071558414011
Common questions
What is Francesco Palazzo, M.D.'s NPI number?
Francesco Palazzo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770621336, issued on Feb 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Francesco Palazzo, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107. Phone: (215) 955-6750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Francesco Palazzo, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD427775, 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 Francesco Palazzo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Francesco Palazzo, M.D. had 72 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.