Lucio Giovanni Palanca, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Linton, IN
Lucio Giovanni Palanca, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Linton, Indiana, and NPI 1437100799, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01060122A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lucio Giovanni Palanca
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 01060122A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1185 N 1000 W, Linton, IN 47441
- Phone
- (812) 847-2281
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (812) 847-5238
- Medicaid ID
- 200515150A IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050520000869); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1185 N 1000 W
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jennifer Andrews, PHARMDPharmacist1427219294
- Jill Bailey, LCSWClinical Social Worker1750891602
- Gwen Combs, RPHPharmacist1487316899
- Jesse Crane, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1548520505
- Brian Cunningham, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1861650442
- David Elkins, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1710618897
Verify Lucio Giovanni Palanca in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01060122ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
71 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sucralfate25 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $106.23
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. 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
- Monroe Medical Group IncBloomington, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lucio Giovanni Palanca among 612 surgery physician records in Indiana
Lucio Giovanni Palanca, M.D. is one of 612 surgery physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 42% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 surgery physician records list a practice address in Linton
They are 2 of the 123 NPPES records with a practice address in Linton, and 612 surgery physician records in Indiana.
All 612 in Indiana → Every provider in Linton → Surgery Physician nationwide →
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- Ross Wright, MDBedford, IN 474211326207176
- Luke Fife, M.D.Bloomington, IN 474031053601682
- Terrence Greene, M.D.Bloomington, IN 474031023119740
- Fuad Haddad, MDBloomington, IN 474031457988230
- Fadi Haddad, MDBloomington, IN 474031932194511
Common questions
What is Lucio Giovanni Palanca, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lucio Giovanni Palanca, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437100799, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lucio Giovanni Palanca, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1185 N 1000 W, Linton, IN, 47441. Phone: (812) 847-2281. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lucio Giovanni Palanca, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01060122A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lucio Giovanni Palanca, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lucio Giovanni Palanca, M.D. had 71 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lucio Giovanni Palanca, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.