Makaila Samonne-Hunt Palazo, PA-C
NPI 1457940660ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Fossil, OR
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Asher Community Health Center, practicing in Fossil, Oregon. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $552,793 for 1,000 claims, against $22,223 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $41.38 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Salem Health West Valley and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1457940660 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jan 12, 2021 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Mar 16, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | PA202991 | OR |
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 - Physician Assistant (OR) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 275 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 300 across 7 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $22,223 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,000 · 1,783 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 380 |
| Total drug cost | $552,793 |
| Generic share | 81% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Asher Community Health CenterFossil, OR · 4 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Salem Health West ValleyDallas, OR
- Salem HospitalSalem, OR
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$41.38 · 2 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$28.34 · 1 payment from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $26.67 | 1 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $14.71 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$41.38 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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