Brian Avecilla Palafox, M.D.

NPI 1568424422ActiveIndividual· Specialist· Orange, CA

Specialist (M.D.) in Orange, California, trained at University of California, Irvine, California College of Medicine (class of 1975). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $90,158 for 124 patients in 2024, with only 26 Part D claims. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation was the largest of 18 companies reporting payments in 2025, $8,110 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI	1568424422
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	M.D.
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Apr 5, 2006
Last updated in NPPES	Apr 14, 2015

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Specialist Primary	174400000X	G33498	CA

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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 (CA)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	124
Services billed	316 across 69 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$90,158

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	26 · 27 30-day fills
Patients	17
Total drug cost	$238.92
Generic share	96% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	University of California, Irvine, California College of Medicine
Graduation year	1975
Medicare specialty	General Surgery
Secondary specialties	Thoracic Surgery