Kathy Palatnik

Kathy Palatnik practices at Anaheim Crest Nursing Center in Anaheim, California.

Kathy Palatnik's NPI, 1467767939, was assigned on August 9, 2010. Kathy Palatnik graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2010. Kathy Palatnik holds California license A120567.

Kathy Palatnik's primary practice is Anaheim Crest Nursing Center, at 3067 W Orange Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92804 in Orange County. The practice phone is (714) 827-2440.

Kathy Palatnik's primary practice is Anaheim Crest Nursing Center in Anaheim, California. The medical group on file is Advantage Surgical and Wound Care. Dmand AI also links Kathy Palatnik to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Kathy Palatnik practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Kathy Palatnik's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Kathy Palatnik is licensed in California.

CMS data shows 12,966 Medicare services from Kathy Palatnik across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 979 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,064,827 for them.

CMS counts 979 Medicare patients who saw Kathy Palatnik in 2024. The largest group is 85 and over, with 356 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 74% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.30, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Kathy Palatnik's median patient age at 77, with 53% women.

In 2024, Kathy Palatnik wrote 155 Medicare Part D claims for 44 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 109 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,931 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 22 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Kathy Palatnik for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Kathy Palatnik accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 3,038 procedures of removal of tissue by Kathy Palatnik, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 20 general payments to Kathy Palatnik from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 75% of the total. Smith & Nephew, Inc. paid the most, $651.

Kathy Palatnik graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2010.

Kathy Palatnik is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.