Dr. Gregory Palutsis, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,094
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 466
- Part D claims, 2024
- 913
- MIPS score, 2024
- 80
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 805 Pamplico Hwy Box 100550, Florence, SC 29505
- Practice phone
- Call (843) 674-2500
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Gregory Palutsis is an orthopedic surgeon in Florence, South Carolina
Dr. Palutsis practices at MUSC Health Florence Medical Center in Florence, South Carolina, part of Medical University of South Carolina.
Dr. Palutsis' NPI, 1295789238, was assigned on May 22, 2006. Dr. Palutsis graduated from Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine in 1981. Dr. Palutsis holds South Carolina license 51786.
- NPI
- 1295789238NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9537167937
- NPI enumeration date
- May 22, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (843) 674-2500
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 71
- Medical school graduation
- 1981
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Gregory Palutsis practices at MUSC Health Florence Medical Center in Florence, South Carolina
Dr. Palutsis' primary practice is MUSC Health Florence Medical Center, at 805 Pamplico Hwy Box 100550, Florence, SC 29505 in Florence County. The practice phone is (843) 674-2500.
- MUSC Health Florence Medical Center805 Pamplico Hwy Box 100550, Florence, SC 29505 · Florence CountyPhone(843) 674-2500
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Gregory Palutsis is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Palutsis' primary practice is MUSC Health Florence Medical Center in Florence, South Carolina, part of Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Palutsis is also affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. The medical group on file is MUSC Community Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Palutsis to 2 more hospitals, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Gregory Palutsis' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Palutsis practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center | 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. Gregory Palutsis is one of 306 orthopedic surgeons in South Carolina
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Palutsis' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Palutsis' licenses on file in 2 states: South Carolina and Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, South CarolinaPrimary
- Illinois license
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Gregory Palutsis billed Medicare for 3,094 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,094 Medicare services from Dr. Palutsis across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 466 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $128,783 for them.
Dr. Palutsis' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 1,2952024: 1,58122%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7782024: 7563%
- Surgery
- 2023: 3502024: 40917%
- Imaging
- 2023: 3932024: 34811%
Where Dr. Palutsis' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office3,01197%
- In a facility833%
Dr. Palutsis compared with the South Carolina median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Palutsis
- South Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 3,094vs 2,42228% above
- Medicare patients
- 466vs 35631% above
- Part D claims
- 849vs 1744.9 times
Medians across 291 orthopedic surgeons in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Palutsis' 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. Gregory Palutsis treated 466 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 466 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Palutsis in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 181 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.22, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Palutsis' median patient age at 62, with 65% women.
Dr. Palutsis' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Palutsis' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women30666%
- Men16034%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Palutsis' Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes40%
- Anxiety37%
- Mood disorders29%
- Ischemic heart disease28%
- Chronic kidney disease27%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Palutsis' 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
- Women65%
- Men34%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Gregory Palutsis wrote 913 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Palutsis wrote 913 Medicare Part D claims for 254 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 849 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $7,782 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 599 claims across 9 drugs.
Dr. Palutsis' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic903 claims99%
- Brand-name and other10 claims1%
Dr. Palutsis' 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. Palutsis' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids30%277 of 913 claims
- Antibiotics2%15 of 913 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: 5992024: 84942%
Drugs named by CMS: 8 in 2024, 9 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. Gregory Palutsis scored 80 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 80 out of 100 for Dr. Palutsis for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Palutsis accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 63 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Palutsis, more than 85% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Palutsis' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 80of 100Final score
- 64.9of 100Quality
- 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Palutsis ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Knee replacement
- 85th percentile63 procedures
- Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
- 56th percentile16 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Gregory Palutsis received $5,251 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 67 general payments to Dr. Palutsis from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 39% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $2,193.
General payments to Dr. Palutsis by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Palutsis by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$2,06339%
- Food and beverage$1,83935%
- Education$1,34826%
Companies that paid Dr. Palutsis the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Gregory Palutsis graduated from Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine
Dr. Palutsis graduated from Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine in 1981.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Gregory Palutsis'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 | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Gregory Palutsis' NPI number?
Dr. Gregory Palutsis' NPI number is 1295789238. It was assigned on May 22, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Gregory Palutsis?
Dr. Gregory Palutsis is an orthopedic surgeon in Florence, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Gregory Palutsis practice?
Dr. Palutsis practices at 805 Pamplico Hwy Box 100550, Florence, SC 29505. Dr. Palutsis' primary practice is MUSC Health Florence Medical Center in Florence, South Carolina, part of Medical University of South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Palutsis to 2 hospitals, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Gregory Palutsis' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Palutsis is (843) 674-2500.
What is Dr. Gregory Palutsis' medical license number?
Dr. Palutsis holds South Carolina license 51786, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Gregory Palutsis been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Palutsis in South Carolina and Illinois.
Which hospitals is Dr. Gregory Palutsis affiliated with?
Dr. Palutsis practices at MUSC Health Florence Medical Center in Florence, South Carolina. Dr. Palutsis is also affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Palutsis to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Gregory Palutsis part of?
Dr. Palutsis is linked to MUSC Community Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Palutsis to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Gregory Palutsis accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Palutsis billed Medicare for 3,094 services in 2024, and Dr. Palutsis accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Gregory Palutsis' MIPS score?
Dr. Palutsis' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 80 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Gregory Palutsis see?
CMS counts 466 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Palutsis in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Gregory Palutsis bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Palutsis' most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: bones and joints (20610).
Where did Dr. Gregory Palutsis go to medical school?
Dr. Palutsis graduated from Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine in 1981.
What drugs does Dr. Gregory Palutsis prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Palutsis' most prescribed drugs by claims were Celecoxib, Diclofenac Sodium and Oxycodone HCl.
Has Dr. Gregory Palutsis received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,251 in general payments to Dr. Palutsis from 11 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
How long has Dr. Gregory Palutsis been practicing?
Dr. Palutsis graduated from medical school in 1981, 45 years ago.
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