Lucio Giovanni Palanca, M.D.
NPI 1437100799ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Linton, IN
Surgery (M.D.) with Monroe Medical Group Inc, practicing in Linton, Indiana. In 2024 Medicare paid $29,483 for 127 patients, and Part D covered 71 of their prescriptions, 87% of them generic. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $150.02 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Monroe Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1437100799 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 12, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 21, 2019 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 01060122A | IN |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (IN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 127 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 280 across 43 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $29,483 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 71 · 79 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 54 |
| Total drug cost | $3,607 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Monroe Medical Group IncBloomington, IN · 24 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Monroe HospitalBloomington, IN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$150.02 · 7 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$106.23 · 5 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $61.68 | 3 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $24.28 | 1 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | $23.23 | 1 |
| Iti, Inc. (D/B/A Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | $20.77 | 1 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | $20.06 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$150.02 · 7 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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