Maria De Los Angeles Palafox, MD
Surgery Physician · San Antonio, TX
Maria De Los Angeles Palafox, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1699740951, issued on Feb 21, 2006. Check the license (Texas M2516, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria De Los Angeles Palafox
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- M2516 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8235 S New Braunfels Ste 201, San Antonio, TX 78235
- Phone
- (210) 504-5053
- Enumerated
- Feb 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 9, 2026
- Fax
- (210) 504-5061
- Medicaid ID
- 178088407 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051216000484); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maria De Los Angeles Palafox in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M2516Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
128 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
- Ibuprofen17 claims
- Metoclopramide Hcl13 claims
- Anastrozole11 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes11 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).
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Christus Trinity ClinicBeeville, TX
- Concord Medical Group OF Texas PLLCKenedy, TX
- Texas Emergency Group LLCHereford, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria De Los Angeles Palafox among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Maria De Los Angeles Palafox, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
All 2,192 in Texas → Every provider in San Antonio → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Katherine Hetz, MDSan Antonio, TX 782351619137585
- Miguel PereaSan Antonio, TX 782351396241675
- Alexandra Adams, MDFort Sam Houston, TX 782341457849853
- Katherine Allen, MDFort Sam Houston, TX 782341851823488
- Kristen Beals, M.D.Jbsa Lackland, TX 782361154303956
- Keith Burczak, DOFort Sam Houston, TX 782341366904054
- Mark Ervin, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782361073588224
- Meaghan Flatley, MDFort Sam Houston, TX 782341679139331
Common questions
What is Maria De Los Angeles Palafox, MD's NPI number?
Maria De Los Angeles Palafox, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699740951, issued on Feb 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria De Los Angeles Palafox, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8235 S New Braunfels Ste 201, San Antonio, TX, 78235. Phone: (210) 504-5053. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria De Los Angeles Palafox, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M2516, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Maria De Los Angeles Palafox, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria De Los Angeles Palafox, MD had 128 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Maria De Los Angeles Palafox, MD'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.