Joseph Boyd Palascak, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Joseph Boyd Palascak, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1407833254, issued on Dec 22, 2005. Check the license (California A102187, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Boyd Palascak
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- A102187 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2850 Commercial Xing, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
- Phone
- (831) 460-7350
- Enumerated
- Dec 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 460-7351
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080417000719); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Boyd Palascak in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A102187Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
744 Medicare Part D claims for 446 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gavilyte-G237 claims
- Omeprazole128 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes88 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf37 claims
- Creon26 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium21 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSanta Cruz, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Boyd Palascak among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
Joseph Boyd Palascak, MD is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in California
There are 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Anjelly, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651629338603
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- Geoffrey Bernstein, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651609855741
- Krish GandhiSanta Cruz, CA 950651215382080
- Kourosh Ghassemi, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651215016969
- Treta Goyal, M.B.B.S,, M.P.H.Santa Cruz, CA 950651558612770
- Thomas LarsonSanta Cruz, CA 950651427038017
- Gordon Lee, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651124100367
Common questions
What is Joseph Boyd Palascak, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Boyd Palascak, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407833254, issued on Dec 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Boyd Palascak, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2850 Commercial Xing, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 460-7350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Boyd Palascak, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A102187, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Boyd Palascak, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Boyd Palascak, MD had 744 Medicare Part D claims for 446 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.