Matti W. Palo, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Covington, LA
Matti W. Palo, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1013949619, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.025221, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matti W. Palo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- MD.025221 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1411 Ochsner Blvd, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 807-1937
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2026
- Medicaid IDs
- 04233229 MS
1572713 LA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100320000062); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Matti W. Palo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.025221Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
409 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 136 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Hcl90 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen81 claims
- Meloxicam75 claims
- Celecoxib64 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
- Tramadol Hcl24 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: $2,002.05
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medacta USA, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Joint Efforts LLCCovington, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana.
Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana
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- Nick Accardo, M.D.Franklin, LA1508911827
- Shaun Accardo, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA1104140755
- Kenneth Adatto, M.D.New Orleans, LA1467420943
- Rasheed Ahmad, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA1295732345
- David Aiken, M.D.Metairie, LA1033101290
- Alfonso Alarcon, M.D.Fort Polk, LA1356330070
- Lincoln Andre, MDShreveport, LA1245867266
- George Andrews, MDNew Orleans, LA1225504889
- Edward Anglin, MDShreveport, LA1811991714
Common questions
What is Matti W. Palo, MD's NPI number?
Matti W. Palo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013949619, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matti W. Palo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1411 Ochsner Blvd, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 807-1937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matti W. Palo, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.025221, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Matti W. Palo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matti W. Palo, MD had 409 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.