Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 79
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 100
- Part D claims, 2024
- 136
- Publications
- 2
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 625 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Huntington Ambulatory Surgery Center - HOPD
Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Pasadena, California
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Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak is an ophthalmologist in Pasadena, California
Dr. Palochak practices at Huntington Ambulatory Surgery Center - HOPD in Pasadena, California.
Dr. Palochak's NPI, 1972139756, was assigned on March 12, 2020. Dr. Palochak graduated from Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine Science in 2020. Dr. Palochak holds California license A194652.
- NPI
- 1972139756NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9335580869
- NPI enumeration date
- March 12, 2020
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 32
- Medical school graduation
- 2020
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak practices at Huntington Ambulatory Surgery Center - HOPD in Pasadena, California
Dr. Palochak's primary practice is Huntington Ambulatory Surgery Center - HOPD, at 625 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105.
- Huntington Ambulatory Surgery Center - HOPD625 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Palochak's primary practice is Huntington Ambulatory Surgery Center - HOPD in Pasadena, California. Dr. Palochak is also affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Palochak to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Palochak practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Huntington Ambulatory Surgery Center - HOPD | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak is one of 2,621 ophthalmologists in California
Ophthalmology is Dr. Palochak's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Palochak is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, CaliforniaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak billed Medicare for 79 services in 2024
CMS data shows 79 Medicare services from Dr. Palochak across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 100 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,241 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Palochak's Medicare services by type, 2024
- Office and hospital visits66
- Tests and treatments13
Dr. Palochak compared with the California median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Palochak
- California median
- Medicare services
- 79vs 1,07993% below
- Medicare patients
- 100vs 42176% below
- Part D claims
- 89vs 61886% below
Medians across 2,568 ophthalmologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Palochak'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. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak treated 100 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 100 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Palochak in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 39 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 37% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.93, 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. Palochak's median patient age at 62, with 49% women.
Dr. Palochak's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Palochak's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4141%
- Men5959%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Palochak's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis51%
- Diabetes49%
- Ischemic heart disease35%
- Chronic kidney disease34%
- Mood disorders34%
- Depression30%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Palochak's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 62
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women49%
- Men50%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak wrote 136 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Palochak wrote 136 Medicare Part D claims for 62 patients. 63% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 89 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,516 in total drug cost.
Dr. Palochak's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic85 claims63%
- Brand-name51 claims38%
Dr. Palochak'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.
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
How Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak takes part in Medicare
Dr. Palochak accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Palochak in 2019. Dr. Palochak's most frequent co-authors are Matthew C. Caldwell, MD, Charisma Bautista Evangelista, MD and Amani Fawzi, MD.
Dr. Palochak's most frequent co-authors
- Matthew C. Caldwell, MD1 shared paper
- Charisma Bautista Evangelista, MD1 shared paper
- Amani Fawzi, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Palochak
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak received $2,429 in industry payments from 2021 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 34 general payments to Dr. Palochak from 9 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $479.
General payments to Dr. Palochak by program year, 2021 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Palochak the most, 2021 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak graduated from Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine Science
Dr. Palochak graduated from Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine Science in 2020.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak accepts plans from 2 insurance carriers
Dr. Palochak is in network with 2 carriers, including Aetna and CMS Medicare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- CMS Medicare
Plan types Dr. Palochak accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare2
- EPO1
- HMO1
- POS1
- PPO1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak'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 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 | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (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 |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak's NPI number?
Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak's NPI number is 1972139756. It was assigned on March 12, 2020, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak?
Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak is an ophthalmologist in Pasadena, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak practice?
Dr. Palochak practices at 625 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105. Dr. Palochak's primary practice is Huntington Ambulatory Surgery Center - HOPD in Pasadena, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Palochak to 2 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak's medical license number?
Dr. Palochak holds California license A194652.
Which hospitals is Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak affiliated with?
Dr. Palochak is affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Palochak to 2 more hospitals.
Does Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Palochak billed Medicare for 79 services in 2024, and Dr. Palochak accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak see?
CMS counts 100 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Palochak in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Palochak's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214) and eye exam or test (92201).
Where did Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak go to medical school?
Dr. Palochak graduated from Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine Science in 2020.
What drugs does Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Palochak's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate, Atropine Sulfate and Moxifloxacin.
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Has Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,429 in general payments to Dr. Palochak from 9 companies from 2021 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.
How long has Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak been practicing?
Dr. Palochak graduated from medical school in 2020, 6 years ago.
Does Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Palochak.
Who does Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak publish with?
Dr. Palochak's most frequent co-authors are Matthew C. Caldwell, MD (1 shared paper), Charisma Bautista Evangelista, MD (1 shared paper) and Amani Fawzi, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Cherilyn Mae Acorda Palochak accept?
Dr. Palochak is in network with 2 carriers, including Aetna and CMS Medicare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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