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Dr. David L. Palchak, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Oncology and Adult Hematology

St. Louis University School of Medicine

584 Camino Mercado
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420

(805) 474-9143

Dr. David L. Palchak, MD is an oncologist in Arroyo Grande, CA specializing in adult oncology and adult hematology. He graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine. Dr. David L. Palchak, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health and Marian Regional/Arroyo Grande.

Office Locations

Marian Regional/Arroyo Grande

584 Camino Mercado
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420

(805) 474-9143

(805) 474-9569

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In The News

“Dr. David Palchak, a fellow of the Division of Hematology and Oncology at UC San Diego School of Medicine, is Montgomery's physician.”—"Sketching Life Brings a Grin to Dying Artist", Los Angeles Times, August 2024

“But Dr. David Palchak, owner of PCR Oncology in Arroyo Grande, sees medical aid-in-dying as unnecessary with proper palliative care.”—"When SLO woman could no longer fight for her life, she chose to fight for her death", San Luis Obispo Tribune, October 2018

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD in 2023

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By Affordability:

intravenous infusion therapy

intravenous infusion

In 2023, Dr. David L. Palchak, MD had a list price for intravenous infusion therapy, and intravenous (IV) infusion that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Palchak, MD treated as an oncologist in Arroyo Grande, CA during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	463
bone marrow tests	39
chemotherapy	463
diagnostic procedures	39
doctor visit	1500
minimally invasive procedures	552
preventive care	14
vaccines	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Palchak, MD treated as an oncologist in Arroyo Grande, CA during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	465
bone marrow tests	46
chemotherapy	465
diagnostic procedures	46
doctor visit	1773
minimally invasive procedures	518

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	380
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	88
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD in 2013

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Palchak, MD treated as an oncologist in Arroyo Grande, CA during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	409
bone marrow tests	44
chemotherapy	409
diagnostic procedures	44
doctor visit	1724
minimally invasive procedures	516
preventive care	11
vaccines	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	365
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	83
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD in 2014

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Palchak, MD treated as an oncologist in Arroyo Grande, CA during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	341
bone marrow tests	28
chemotherapy	341
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	1424
minimally invasive procedures	406
preventive care	12
vaccines	12

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	478

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	666
Black	0
Hispanic	62
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	242
85 and over	144
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Palchak, MD treated as an oncologist in Arroyo Grande, CA during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	265
chemotherapy	265
doctor visit	1327
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
minimally invasive procedures	350

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	291
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	66
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Palchak, MD treated as an oncologist in Arroyo Grande, CA during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	361
chemotherapy	361
doctor visit	1309
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
minimally invasive procedures	427

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	289
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	59
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	19
Dementia	10
Cancer	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Palchak, MD treated as an oncologist in Arroyo Grande, CA during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy and biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	319
chemotherapy	319
doctor visit	1223
minimally invasive procedures	357

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	51
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	57

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Palchak, MD treated as an oncologist in Arroyo Grande, CA during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	358
chemotherapy	358
doctor visit	1314
minimally invasive procedures	404
preventive care	15
vaccines	15

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	281
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD in 2019

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Palchak, MD treated as an oncologist in Arroyo Grande, CA during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy and biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	307
chemotherapy	307
doctor visit	1179
minimally invasive procedures	351

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD in 2020

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	20
Dementia	7
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Palchak, MD treated as an oncologist in Arroyo Grande, CA during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy and biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	332
chemotherapy	332
doctor visit	1192
minimally invasive procedures	381

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD in 2021

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	16
Dementia	8
Cancer	57

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Palchak, MD treated as an oncologist in Arroyo Grande, CA during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy and biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	259
chemotherapy	259
doctor visit	1580
minimally invasive procedures	320

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	353
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	62
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD in 2022

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	20
Dementia	5
Cancer	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David L. Palchak, MD treated as an oncologist in Arroyo Grande, CA were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and bone marrow tests.

aspiration	18
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	352
bone marrow tests	39
chemotherapy	352
diagnostic procedures	39
doctor visit	1413
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26
minimally invasive procedures	416
preventive care	13
vaccines	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	309
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	24
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	119
85 and over	50
Less than 65	17
65 to 74	151

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David L. Palchak, MD treated were hypertension, cancer, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	7
Cancer	50

Education & Training

Dr. David L. Palchak, MD graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine. He is certified by the Internal Medicine Internal Medicine (Sub: Medical Oncology) and has a state license in California.

Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine

Board Certification: Internal Medicine Internal Medicine (Sub: Medical Oncology)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David L. Palchak, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

Marian Regional/Arroyo Grande

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$3,415 KISQALI $3,203	TAFINLAR $23	$189
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$537 Gilotrif $480	COSELA $57
Pharmacyclics LLC, An AbbVie Company	$296 IMBRUVICA $296
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$249 IMBRUVICA $215	DARZALEX $34
Seagen Inc.	$214 ADCETRIS $196	PADCEV $17
Other	$583 VELCADE $83	Tavalisse $40	NINLARO $40	ADCETRIS $38	IMBRUVICA $38	Other $343

**Types of Payments**
Gift	$2,892
Food and Beverage	$1,488
Long term medical supply or device loan	$500
Education	$414

Research Payments

Dr. David L. Palchak, MD has received 64 research payments totaling $720,027.

Biography

Dr. David Palchak is a physician who specializes in adult hematology and adult oncology. He attended medical school at St. Louis University School of Medicine. Dr. Palchak is affiliated with Dignity Health. His practice in Arroyo Grande, CA is open to new patients as reported by Dignity Health.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD in 2016

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Palchak, MD From 2012 - 2022

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