Dr. Brian A Palafox

Overview

Dr. Brian A Palafox, MD, is a General Surgery specialist in Orange, California. He attended and graduated from University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine in 1975, having over 49 years of diverse experience, especially in General Surgery. He is affiliated with many hospitals including St Joseph Hospital. Dr. Brian A Palafox also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Orange County Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgeons A Med Corp, Regents Of The University Of California. Dr. Brian A Palafox accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (714) 997-2224 to request Dr. Brian A Palafox the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - He does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - He does not report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
• EHR - He does use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
• MHI - He does not commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• MOC - He does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.

Language Spoken by Dr. Brian A Palafox

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Other Service Providers / Specialist click for detail Specialist An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.	G33498	California

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
St Joseph Hospital	Orange, California	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Church

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
Orange County Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgeons A Med Corp	Orange County Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgeons A Med Corp	10
Regents Of The University Of California	Regents Of The University Of California	60

Practice Locations

This doctor profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Friday, November 17, 2017, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Tuesday, April 14, 2015. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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Dr. Brian A Palafox [NPI: 1568424422]General Surgery, Thoracic Surgery