Dr. Daneca M. Dipaolo, MD

Dr. Dipaolo practices at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, part of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning.

Dr. Dipaolo's NPI, 1851324784, was assigned on July 7, 2006. Dr. Dipaolo graduated from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 1984. Dr. Dipaolo holds Mississippi license 18542.

Dr. Dipaolo's primary practice is University of Mississippi Medical Center, at 2500 N State St, Jackson, MS 39216 in Hinds County. The practice phone is (601) 984-4100.

Dr. Dipaolo's primary practice is University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, part of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. Dr. Dipaolo is also affiliated with Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. The medical group on file is University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dipaolo to 3 more hospitals, 3 home health agencies, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 behavioral health center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Dipaolo practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Dipaolo's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Dipaolo is licensed in Mississippi.

CMS data shows 1,453 Medicare services from Dr. Dipaolo across 28 procedure codes in 2024, for 419 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $129,964 for them.

CMS counts 419 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dipaolo in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 160 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.52, 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. Dipaolo's median patient age at 65, with 62% women.

In 2024, Dr. Dipaolo wrote 177 Medicare Part D claims for 78 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 93 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $736 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 392 claims across 11 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Dipaolo for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Dipaolo accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 14 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. Dipaolo, more than 57% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Knee replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 87 general payments to Dr. Dipaolo from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 46% of the total. Smith & Nephew, Inc. paid the most, $7,699.

Dr. Dipaolo graduated from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 1984.