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Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD

(Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD)

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

1801 S.5th Street Suite 210
McAllen, TX 78503

(956) 686-0578

Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD is a pulmonologist in McAllen, TX specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care.

Office Locations

1801 S.5th Street Suite 210
McAllen, TX 78503

(956) 686-0578

(956) 618-1061

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in McAllen, TX during 2012 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	42
blood draw	738
breathing treatment	540
doctor visit	1449
hospital care	2744
inpatient care	2744
preventive care	46
pulmonary testing	3029
sleep study	57
thoracic (chest) imaging	1639
vaccines	46
X-rays	1639

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in McAllen, TX during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	35
blood draw	657
breathing treatment	391
doctor visit	1168
hospital care	2051
inpatient care	2051
preventive care	39
pulmonary testing	2005
sleep study	47
thoracic (chest) imaging	1050
vaccines	39
X-rays	1050

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	127
Black	0
Hispanic	307
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	79
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	42
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	75
Diabetes	60
Dementia	31
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in McAllen, TX during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	16
blood draw	630
breathing treatment	327
doctor visit	1146
hospital care	1540
inpatient care	1540
preventive care	44
pulmonary testing	1333
sleep study	30
thoracic (chest) imaging	1368
vaccines	44
X-rays	1368

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	236
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	70
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	43
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	75
Diabetes	59
Dementia	33
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in McAllen, TX during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	467
breathing treatment	254
doctor visit	963
hospital care	1972
inpatient care	1972
preventive care	38
pulmonary testing	550
thoracic (chest) imaging	1112
vaccines	38
X-rays	1112

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	362
Female	394

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	500
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	286
85 and over	166
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	61
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	75
Diabetes	64
Dementia	39
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in McAllen, TX during 2016 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	379
breathing treatment	227
doctor visit	1091
hospital care	903
inpatient care	903
preventive care	46
pulmonary testing	658
thoracic (chest) imaging	1160
vaccines	46
X-rays	1160

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	161
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	59
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	75
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	75
Diabetes	59
Dementia	37
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in McAllen, TX during 2017 were pulmonary testing, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	508
breathing treatment	232
doctor visit	947
hospital care	415
inpatient care	415
preventive care	41
pulmonary testing	868
sleep study	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	595
vaccines	41
X-rays	595

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	147
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	53
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	40
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	75
Diabetes	60
Dementia	38
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in McAllen, TX during 2018 were pulmonary testing, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	432
breathing treatment	221
doctor visit	837
hospital care	238
inpatient care	238
preventive care	32
pulmonary testing	860
vaccines	32

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	0
Hispanic	139
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	55
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	40
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	75
Diabetes	59
Dementia	34
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in McAllen, TX during 2019 were pulmonary testing, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	319
breathing treatment	142
doctor visit	655
hospital care	300
inpatient care	300
preventive care	12
pulmonary testing	561
vaccines	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	96
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	41
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	46
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	75
Diabetes	60
Dementia	39
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in McAllen, TX were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

airway management	31
blood draw	516
doctor visit	1032
hospital care	1270
inpatient care	1270
preventive care	37
pulmonary testing	1233
sleep study	36
thoracic (chest) imaging	1154
vaccines	37
X-rays	1154

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD.

**Gender**
Female	170
Male	140

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	26
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	198
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	118
85 and over	65
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	90

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD From 2012 - 2019

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD treated were chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, high cholesterol, hypertension and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	43
Osteoporosis	15
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	65
Diabetes	52
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	31
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in McAllen, TX.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Prakash Palimar, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$187 $187
Genentech USA, Inc.	$55 Esbriet $55
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$33 JADENU $17	PROMACTA $15
EKOS Corporation	$30 EKOSONIC $30
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$30 INVOKANA $30
Other	$34 Brovana $13	$21

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$357
Education	$12

Biography

Dr. Prakash Palimar's areas of specialization are adult critical care, general practice, and adult pulmonology; he sees patients in McAllen, TX. Dr. Palimar obtained a license to practice in Texas.