Dr. James Thomas Paliga, MD

  • Doylestown, PA
  • Plastic and reconstructive surgery physician
NPI1114304177PAC ID7517257199
Medicare services, 2024
158
Medicare patients, 2024
122
Part D claims, 2024
90
Publications
31
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
595 W State St, Doylestown, PA 18901
Practice phone
Call (215) 345-2321
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Primary practice

Penn Medicine Doylestown Health

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

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Dr. James Thomas Paliga is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Dr. Paliga practices at Penn Medicine Doylestown Health in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Paliga's NPI, 1114304177, was assigned on April 29, 2015. Dr. Paliga graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Paliga holds Pennsylvania license MD469190.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7517257199
NPI enumeration date
April 29, 2015
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(215) 345-2321
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
37
Medical school graduation
2015

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. James Thomas Paliga practices at Penn Medicine Doylestown Health in Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Dr. Paliga's primary practice is Penn Medicine Doylestown Health, at 595 W State St, Doylestown, PA 18901 in Bucks County. The practice phone is (215) 345-2321.

  • Penn Medicine Doylestown Health
    595 W State St, Doylestown, PA 18901 · Bucks CountyPhone(215) 345-2321

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. James Thomas Paliga is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Paliga's primary practice is Penn Medicine Doylestown Health in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Dr. Paliga is also affiliated with Doylestown Hospital. The medical group on file is Doylestown Health Vascular Surgery. Dmand AI also links Dr. Paliga to 1 more physician office and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James Thomas Paliga's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Penn Medicine Doylestown HealthAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. James Thomas Paliga is one of 87 plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians in Pennsylvania

Plastic and reconstructive surgery is Dr. Paliga's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0122X. Dr. Paliga is licensed in Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Plastic and reconstructive surgery, PennsylvaniaPrimaryLicense MD469190 · taxonomy 2086S0122X

Plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians near Dr. Paliga

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Dr. James Thomas Paliga billed Medicare for 158 services in 2024

CMS data shows 158 Medicare services from Dr. Paliga across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 122 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $18,123 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024158
Medicare patients122
Paid by Medicare$18,123
Procedure codes6

Dr. Paliga's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1502024: 12815%
Surgery
2023: 02024: 30
Tests and treatments
2023: 122024: 0100%

Dr. Paliga compared with the Pennsylvania median for plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Paliga
  • Pennsylvania median
Medicare services
158vs 8293% above
Medicare patients
122vs 9036% above
Part D claims
55vs 3083% above

Medians across 84 plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians in Pennsylvania with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Paliga's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. James Thomas Paliga treated 122 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 122 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Paliga in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 70 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 61% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.31, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Paliga's median patient age at 65, with 78% women.

Medicare patients, 2024122
Average age71
Average risk score1.31

Dr. Paliga's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Paliga's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women7864%
  • Men4436%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Paliga's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure61%
  3. Arthritis57%
  4. Anxiety39%
  5. Diabetes30%
  6. Mood disorders30%
  7. Depression25%
  8. Chronic kidney disease24%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Paliga's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 65

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women78%
  • Men22%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. James Thomas Paliga wrote 90 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Paliga wrote 90 Medicare Part D claims for 33 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 55 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $536 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 51 claims across 3 drugs.

Part D claims, 202490
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$536
Part D patients33

Dr. Paliga's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic87 claims97%
  • Brand-name and other3 claims3%

Dr. Paliga'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. Paliga's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids29%26 of 90 claims
  • Antibiotics28%25 of 90 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: 512024: 558%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 3 in 2023.

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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. James Thomas Paliga ranks in the 84th percentile for mastectomy in Medicare

Dr. Paliga accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 27 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Paliga, more than 84% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Paliga ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Mastectomy
84th percentile27 procedures
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
77th percentile24 procedures
Removal of tissue
63rd percentile12 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. James Thomas Paliga has 31 publications on record

Dmand AI links 31 papers to Dr. Paliga, published from 2013 to 2015. The most frequent topics are Craniosynostoses, Osteogenesis, Distraction and Tomography, X-Ray Computed. Dr. Paliga has published most often in J Craniofac Surg. Dr. Paliga's most frequent co-authors are Jesse A. Goldstein, MD, Youssef H. Tahiri, FRCSC, MD, MS and Jason Wink.

Papers31
Years published2013 to 2015

Dr. Paliga's papers by year, 2013 to 2015

Topics Dr. Paliga writes about most

  • Craniosynostoses
  • Osteogenesis, Distraction
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Goldenhar Syndrome
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Acrocephalosyndactylia
  • Cephalometry
  • Craniofacial Abnormalities

Dr. Paliga's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Paliga

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. James Thomas Paliga received $4,272 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 40 general payments to Dr. Paliga from 13 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 44% of the total. Sientra, Inc. paid the most, $1,932.

General payments to Dr. Paliga by program year, 2019 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Paliga by kind, 2019 to 2025

$4.3Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,89044%
  • Honoraria$1,20028%
  • Consulting fees$53913%
  • Travel and lodging$51112%
  • Device or supply loans$1333%

Companies that paid Dr. Paliga the most, 2019 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. James Thomas Paliga graduated from Duke University School of Medicine

Dr. Paliga graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2015.

  1. Medical schoolDuke University School of Medicine

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Sources for Dr. James Thomas Paliga's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. James Thomas Paliga's NPI number?

Dr. James Thomas Paliga's NPI number is 1114304177. It was assigned on April 29, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. James Thomas Paliga?

Dr. James Thomas Paliga is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 2086S0122X).

Where does Dr. James Thomas Paliga practice?

Dr. Paliga practices at 595 W State St, Doylestown, PA 18901. Dr. Paliga's primary practice is Penn Medicine Doylestown Health in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Dmand AI also links Dr. Paliga to 1 physician office and 1 home health agency.

What is Dr. James Thomas Paliga's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Paliga is (215) 345-2321.

What is Dr. James Thomas Paliga's medical license number?

Dr. Paliga holds Pennsylvania license MD469190.

Which hospitals is Dr. James Thomas Paliga affiliated with?

Dr. Paliga is affiliated with Doylestown Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. James Thomas Paliga part of?

Dr. Paliga is linked to Doylestown Health Vascular Surgery.

Does Dr. James Thomas Paliga accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Paliga billed Medicare for 158 services in 2024, and Dr. Paliga accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. James Thomas Paliga see?

CMS counts 122 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Paliga in 2024, with an average age of 71.

What services does Dr. James Thomas Paliga bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Paliga's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99203), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, new patient (99204).

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Where did Dr. James Thomas Paliga go to medical school?

Dr. Paliga graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2015.

What drugs does Dr. James Thomas Paliga prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Paliga's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tramadol HCl, Cefadroxil and Gabapentin.

Has Dr. James Thomas Paliga received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,272 in general payments to Dr. Paliga from 13 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from Sientra, Inc.

How long has Dr. James Thomas Paliga been practicing?

Dr. Paliga graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.

Does Dr. James Thomas Paliga do research?

Dmand AI links 31 publications to Dr. Paliga, published from 2013 to 2015.

Who does Dr. James Thomas Paliga publish with?

Dr. Paliga's most frequent co-authors are Jesse A. Goldstein, MD (16 shared papers), Youssef H. Tahiri, FRCSC, MD, MS (15 shared papers) and Jason Wink (10 shared papers).

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