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Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone, MD
NPI1659875649
- Medicare services, 2024
- 594
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 380
- Part D claims, 2024
- 268
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 97
- Practice address
- 1400 E Church St, Santa Maria, CA 93454
- Practice phone
- Call (805) 739-3100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone is an emergency medicine physician in Santa Maria, California
Dr. Placone practices at Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.
Dr. Placone's NPI, 1659875649, was assigned on March 22, 2018. Dr. Placone graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 2018. Dr. Placone's California license number on file is A166058.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1659875649NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- March 22, 2018
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (805) 739-3100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 34
- Medical school graduation
- 2018
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone practices at Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, California
Dr. Placone's primary practice is Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center, at 1400 E Church St, Santa Maria, CA 93454 in Santa Barbara County. The practice phone is (805) 739-3100.
- Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center1400 E Church St, Santa Maria, CA 93454 · Santa Barbara CountyPhone(805) 739-3100
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Placone's primary practice is Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Placone is also affiliated with UC Davis Medical Center. The medical group on file is Vituity. Dmand AI also links Dr. Placone to 1 more hospital and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.
UC Davis Medical CenterVituity1 hospitalName with a free account3 medical groupsNames with a free account
See all 7 affiliations for Dr. PlaconeSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Placone practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone is one of 7,423 emergency medicine physicians in California
Emergency medicine is Dr. Placone's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Placone is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Placone has a license on file in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Emergency medicine, CaliforniaPrimary
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7,423emergency medicine physicians in California25emergency medicine physicians in Santa Maria22emergency medicine physicians at Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone billed Medicare for 594 services in 2024
CMS data shows 594 Medicare services from Dr. Placone across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 380 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $52,479 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 2024594
Medicare patients380
Paid by Medicare$52,479
Procedure codes4
Dr. Placone's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3082024: 37722%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1742024: 21725%
Dr. Placone compared with the California median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Placone
- California median
- Medicare services
- 594vs 2652.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 380vs 24356% above
- Part D claims
- 171vs 622.8 times
Medians across 7,079 emergency medicine physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Placone's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone treated 380 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 380 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Placone in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 129 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 44% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.29, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Placone's median patient age at 51, with 56% women.
Medicare patients, 2024380
Average age74
Average risk score2.29
Also on Medicaid44%
Dr. Placone's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Placone's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women21857%
- Men16243%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Placone's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol74%
- Arthritis52%
- Diabetes42%
- Chronic kidney disease41%
- Mood disorders36%
- Anxiety35%
- Depression33%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Placone's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 51
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone wrote 268 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Placone wrote 268 Medicare Part D claims for 179 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 171 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,248 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 153 claims across 8 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024268
Drugs named by CMS7
Total drug cost$1,248
Part D patients179
Dr. Placone's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic259 claims97%
- Brand-name and other9 claims3%
Dr. Placone's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Placone's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids8%22 of 268 claims
- Antibiotics35%94 of 268 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1532024: 17112%
Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 8 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone scored 97 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Placone for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.
Dr. Placone's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 97of 100Final score
- 90of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 78of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Placone. Dr. Placone's most frequent co-author is Dermot P. McGovern, MD, PhD.
Papers1
Dr. Placone's most frequent co-authors
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine
Dr. Placone graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 2018.
- Medical school
- Board certified in emergency medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone accepts plans from 1 insurance carrier
Dr. Placone is in network with 1 carrier, including Molina. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Molina
Plan types Dr. Placone accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO1
- Medicare1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone's NPI number?
Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone's NPI number is 1659875649. It was assigned on March 22, 2018, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone?
Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone is an emergency medicine physician in Santa Maria, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).
Where does Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone practice?
Dr. Placone practices at 1400 E Church St, Santa Maria, CA 93454. Dr. Placone's primary practice is Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Placone to 1 hospital and 3 medical groups.
What is Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Placone is (805) 739-3100.
What is Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone's medical license number?
Dr. Placone's California license number on file is A166058.
Which hospitals is Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone affiliated with?
Dr. Placone practices at Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, California. Dr. Placone is also affiliated with UC Davis Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Placone to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone part of?
Dr. Placone is linked to Vituity. Dmand AI links Dr. Placone to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Placone billed Medicare for 594 services in 2024.
What is Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone's MIPS score?
Dr. Placone's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 97 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone see?
CMS counts 380 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Placone in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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Is Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone board certified?
Yes. Dr. Placone is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.
What services does Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Placone's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285), heart test or procedure (93010) and emergency department visit (99284).
Where did Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone go to medical school?
Dr. Placone graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 2018.
What drugs does Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Placone's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ondansetron ODT, Cefuroxime and Ibuprofen.
How long has Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone been practicing?
Dr. Placone graduated from medical school in 2018, 8 years ago.
Does Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Placone.
Who does Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone publish with?
Dr. Placone's most frequent co-authors are Dermot P. McGovern, MD, PhD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Taylaur Whitney Placone accept?
Dr. Placone is in network with 1 carrier, including Molina. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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