Michelle Deanne Palazzo, M.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Louisville, KY
Michelle Deanne Palazzo, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1922008747, issued on Jul 22, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 39636, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Deanne Palazzo
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License numbers
- 39636 KY
34965 DC
01062440A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 225 Abraham Flexner Way Ste 700, Louisville, KY 40202
- Phone
- (502) 561-4263
- Enumerated
- Jul 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 6, 2023
- Fax
- (502) 561-4288
- Medicaid IDs
- 200860310 IN
7100018070 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070203000046); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic hand surgery physician records → All 69 in Kentucky → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 225 Abraham Flexner Way Ste 700
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Ehrhardt, M.D.Surgery Physician1669000345
- Allison Honeycutt, OTOccupational Therapist1790963643
- Kendra Jones, OTOccupational Therapist1447828819
- Melissa Kannady, OTHand Occupational Therapist1770974354
- Jae Jun Nam, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1770469454
- Sarah Overmyer, PAPhysician Assistant1346695145
Verify Michelle Deanne Palazzo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 39636Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
249 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 140 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen128 claims
- Cephalexin44 claims
- Promethazine Hcl23 claims
- Diazepam15 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $877.17
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Rti Surgical, Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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 2 group practices
- PT Pros, IncElizabethtown, KY
- University OF Louisville Physicians IncLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle Deanne Palazzo among 69 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Kentucky
Michelle Deanne Palazzo, M.D. is one of 69 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 58% 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, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 58% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2005 among the 30 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 69 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Kentucky.
All 69 in Kentucky → Every provider in Louisville → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ethan Blackburn, MDLouisville, KY 402021538387360
- Charity Burke, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021396888459
- Elkin Galvis Leon, MDLouisville, KY 402021922310317
- Amitava Gupta, MDLouisville, KY 402021528023561
- Emilie Mailhot, MDLouisville, KY 402021881825636
- Steven McCabe, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021942265970
- Rodrigo Moreno Garcia, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021285628537
- Tuna Ozyurekoglu, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021659365930
Common questions
What is Michelle Deanne Palazzo, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michelle Deanne Palazzo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922008747, issued on Jul 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Deanne Palazzo, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 Abraham Flexner Way Ste 700, Louisville, KY, 40202. Phone: (502) 561-4263. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Deanne Palazzo, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 39636, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michelle Deanne Palazzo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Deanne Palazzo, M.D. had 249 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michelle Deanne Palazzo, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.