Total Payments
$7,819
2024 Payments
$3,574
Companies
22
Transactions
220
Medicare Patients
189
Medicare Billing
$5,317
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$7,811 (99.9%)
Travel$7.50 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $7,811 | 219 | 99.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $7.50 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,162 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $894.22 | 28 | $0 (2024) |
| Nevro Corp. | $870.49 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Optinose US, Inc. | $853.84 | 33 | $0 (2024) |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $693.15 | 46 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $690.70 | 20 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $525.68 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $490.10 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Dexcom, Inc. | $310.34 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | $251.73 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,574 | 106 | Nevro Corp. ($870.49) |
| 2023 | $2,228 | 58 | Abbott Laboratories ($707.49) |
| 2022 | $1,652 | 44 | OptiNose US, Inc. ($454.55) |
| 2021 | $364.76 | 12 | Novo Nordisk Inc ($164.28) |
All Payment Transactions
220 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 9
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2024 | Dexcom, Inc. | Dexcom G6 Transmitter (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.00 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 12/07/2024 | Dexcom, Inc. | DEXCOM G7 GSS (161) (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.09 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Dexcom, Inc. | Dexcom G6 Transmitter (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.15 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.88 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Amgen Inc. | KRYSTEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.16 | General |
| Category: Inflammation/Rare Disease | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | FREESTYLE LIBRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.56 | General |
| Category: Diabetes Care | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Otezla (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.46 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Kerendia (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.59 | General |
| Category: Cardio-renal | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.88 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Kerendia (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.49 | General |
| Category: Cardio-renal | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug), ZEPBOUND | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.73 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Amgen Inc. | KRYSTEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.61 | General |
| Category: Inflammation/Rare Disease | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Otezla (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.56 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.59 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | PFIZER INC. | NURTEC ODT (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.55 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Dexcom, Inc. | Dexcom G6 Transmitter (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.99 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.83 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.08 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Ozempic (Drug), Rybelsus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.23 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug), ZEPBOUND | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.82 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Otezla (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.06 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.77 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Ozempic (Drug), Rybelsus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.60 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 09/09/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Otezla (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.27 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
| 09/06/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $148.66 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 189 | 291 | $38,630 | $5,317 |
Total Patients
189
Total Services
291
Medicare Billing
$5,317
Procedure Codes
13
All Medicare Procedures & Services
13 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 26 | $6,240 | $1,483 | 23.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 23 | $4,140 | $983.18 | 23.7% |
| 99490 | Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Office | 2023 | 16 | 30 | $6,300 | $965.00 | 15.3% |
| 80061 | Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | Office | 2023 | 18 | 29 | $4,698 | $380.48 | 8.1% |
| 84443 | Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) | Office | 2023 | 13 | 19 | $2,242 | $312.74 | 13.9% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 20 | 35 | $1,575 | $294.00 | 18.7% |
| 84480 | Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, total | Office | 2023 | 13 | 19 | $2,242 | $264.10 | 11.8% |
| 84439 | Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free | Office | 2023 | 13 | 19 | $2,242 | $167.96 | 7.5% |
| 85025 | Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | Office | 2023 | 16 | 18 | $1,476 | $136.98 | 9.3% |
| 82044 | Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | Office | 2023 | 12 | 22 | $3,476 | $134.42 | 3.9% |
| 82570 | Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury | Office | 2023 | 12 | 22 | $2,574 | $111.76 | 4.3% |
| 82947 | Blood glucose (sugar) level | Office | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $660.00 | $46.20 | 7.0% |
| 81003 | Automated urinalysis test | Office | 2023 | 15 | 17 | $765.00 | $37.40 | 4.9% |
About Esteban Palacios, PA-C
Esteban Palacios, PA-C is a Physician Assistant healthcare provider based in San Juan, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/11/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1508010075.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Esteban Palacios, PA-C has received a total of $7,819 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $3,574 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 220 transactions from 22 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($7,811).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Palacios has provided services to 189 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 291 services with total Medicare billing of $5,317. Data is available for 1 year (2023–2023), covering 13 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Physician Assistant
- Other Specialties Medical
- Location San Juan, TX
- Active Since 11/11/2008
- Last Updated 01/26/2011
- Taxonomy Code 363A00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1508010075
Products in Payments
- Senza (Device) $870.49
- Xhance (Drug) $853.84
- FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 (Device) $707.49
- MOUNJARO (Drug) $554.51
- Kerendia (Drug) $490.10
- FARXIGA (Drug) $421.20
- Ozempic (Drug) $293.61
- FREESTYLE LIBRE (Device) $285.00
- Otezla (Drug) $267.60
- NURTEC ODT (Drug) $252.05
- INSPIRE (Device) $251.73
- Repatha (Biological) $247.44
- INTERSTIM (Device) $237.72
- KRYSTEXXA (Biological) $175.66
- FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 (Device) $169.70
- UBRELVY (Drug) $149.08
- Pogo Automatic Blood Glucose Monitoring System (Device) $148.90
- Rybelsus (Drug) $122.90
- Dexcom G6 Transmitter (Medical Supply) $109.14
- AIRSUPRA (Drug) $104.48
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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