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Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology

University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine

Professional interests include: pain management

729 Sunrise Street Suite 602
Roseville, CA 95661

(916) 953-7571

Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD is an interventional pain specialist in San Francisco, CA specializing in interventional pain medicine and anesthesiology. He graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD is affiliated with Hill Physicians.

Office Locations

1580 Valencia Street Suite 703
San Francisco, CA 94110

(415) 642-0707

(415) 550-1566

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2160 Sunset Boulevard Suite 502
Rocklin, CA 95765

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Hill Physicians

729 Sunrise Street Suite 602
Roseville, CA 95661

(916) 953-7571

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In The News

“Claudio Palma, a doctor from San Francisco, was dressed in The King s trademark get-up for the annual Rock n Roll marathon when he saw a woman collapse at a local burger joint, the Las Vegas...”—"Elvis impersonator in Vegas runs marathon, gets married and saves woman s life all in one day", New York Daily News, December 2010

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in San Francisco, CA during 2012 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
doctor visit	509
injections	242
minimally invasive procedures	21
nerve block	161
nerve procedures	21
pain management	241
spinal procedures	220

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in San Francisco, CA during 2013 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
doctor visit	558
injections	260
minimally invasive procedures	20
nerve block	170
nerve procedures	20
pain management	262
spinal procedures	242

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	251

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	31
Hispanic	113
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	24
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD in 2013

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in San Francisco, CA during 2014 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
doctor visit	534
injections	253
minimally invasive procedures	44
nerve block	180
nerve procedures	44
pain management	283
spinal procedures	239

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	218

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	180
Black	34
Hispanic	97
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	34
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in San Francisco, CA during 2015 were injections, nerve block, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	45
doctor visit	703
hospital care	14
injections	103
nerve block	58
outpatient care	14
pain management	58
spinal procedures	58

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	314

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	52
Hispanic	186
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	42
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in San Francisco, CA during 2016 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	38
doctor visit	775
injections	142
nerve block	87
pain management	104
spinal procedures	104

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	64
Black	28
Hispanic	98
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	29
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in San Francisco, CA during 2017 were injections, aspiration, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	51
doctor visit	690
injections	89
nerve block	38
pain management	38
spinal procedures	38

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	74
Black	29
Hispanic	70
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	23
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in San Francisco, CA during 2018 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	57
doctor visit	857
injections	116
nerve block	44
pain management	59
spinal procedures	59

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	58
Black	32
Hispanic	80
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	18
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in San Francisco, CA during 2019 were injections, aspiration, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	75
doctor visit	675
injections	92
nerve block	17
pain management	17
spinal procedures	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	48
Black	27
Hispanic	70
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	17
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in San Francisco, CA during 2020 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	429
injections	14
nerve block	14
pain management	14
spinal procedures	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	30
Black	18
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	11
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in San Francisco, CA during 2021 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	45
doctor visit	437
injections	45

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	31
Black	15
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	11
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in San Francisco, CA during 2022 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	397
injections	14
nerve block	14
pain management	14
spinal procedures	14

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	33
Black	16
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	13
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in San Francisco, CA were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

aspiration	40
doctor visit	596
hospital care	14
injections	124
minimally invasive procedures	28
nerve block	78
nerve procedures	28
outpatient care	14
pain management	109
spinal procedures	100

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	25
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	79
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	75
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	54
85 and over	20
Less than 65	59
65 to 74	66

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	9
Cancer	2

Education & Training

Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology-Pain Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine

Residency: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology-Pain Medicine (2026)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Hill Physicians

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, UnitedHealthcare, SCAN Health Plan, Anthem, Health Net, Hill Physicians Care Solutions, Western Health Advantage (WHA) and Central Health Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Aetna

Blue Shield of California

UnitedHealthcare

SCAN Health Plan

Anthem

Health Net

Hill Physicians Care Solutions

Western Health Advantage (WHA)

Central Health Plan

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$36,435 BELBUCA $36,309	OPANA ER $49	FROVA $39	Sumavel DosePro $22	VOLTAREN Gel $17
SI-Bone, Inc.	$9,722 iFuse Implant $9,722
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.	$2,920 BELBUCA $2,561	BUNAVAIL 6.3 mg 30-count box $261	BUNAVAIL BUNAVAIL 6.3 mg 30-count box $98
Indivior Inc.	$970 SUBOXONE SUBLINGUAL FILM $697	SUBLOCADE $273
Boston Scientific Corporation	$736 PAIN MANAGEMENT $426	GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT $157	GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $78	SPECTRA SYSTEM $76
Other	$7,452 AMITIZA $453	Morphabond ER $421	ZOHYDRO ER $403	MOVANTIK $394	XTAMPZA $312	Other $5,470

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$25,100
Consulting Fee	$11,600
Food and Beverage	$11,338
Travel and Lodging	$7,327
Honoraria	$2,350
Other	$520

Biography

Dr. Claudio Palma works as an anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine. Dr. Palma is conversant in Spanish. His clinical interests include pain management. He is affiliated with California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) and Hill Physicians. Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Dr. Palma attended the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. Blue Shield, Health Net, and Anthem appears to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Palma takes. Hill Physicians reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Rocklin, CA.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD in 2018

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Claudio Alejandro Palma, MD From 2012 - 2022

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