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Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD

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Specializes in: Pulmonology (Lung & Respiratory Disease) and Adult Critical Care

521 W 3rd Avenue
Albany, GA 31701

(229) 438-5864

Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD is a pulmonologist in Albany, GA specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and adult critical care.

Office Locations

521 W 3rd Avenue
Albany, GA 31701

(229) 438-5864

(229) 439-4769

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In The News

“After reviewing two and a half weeks' of evidence the court found the blame to fall on doctors Joe Morgan, James Palazzolo and Thomas Ungarino, along with Albany Pulmonary and Critical Care...”—"Teacher wins $70M after she collapsed at home and woke up with no legs", Daily Mail Online, May 2025

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Georgia.

Top 25%

By Volume:

blood draw

phlebotomy for lab tests

pulmonary function test

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD performed more blood draw, phlebotomy for lab tests, and pulmonary function test (PFT) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Albany, GA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	131
bronchoscopy	249
catheterization	59
diagnostic procedures	104
doctor visit	1200
hospital care	4535
inpatient care	4498
minimally invasive procedures	104
minor procedures	55
outpatient care	37
preventive care	15
pulmonary testing	673
sleep study	14
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	25
vaccines	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Albany, GA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	86
bronchoscopy	170
catheterization	51
diagnostic procedures	102
doctor visit	1240
hospital care	4042
inpatient care	3994
minimally invasive procedures	102
minor procedures	53
outpatient care	48
preventive care	41
pulmonary testing	612
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	24
vaccines	41

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	688
Female	789

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	980
Black	474
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	543
From 75 to 84	422
85 and over	170
Less than 65	342

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Albany, GA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	120
bronchoscopy	235
catheterization	72
diagnostic procedures	93
doctor visit	1004
hospital care	4459
image guided procedures	17
inpatient care	4264
minimally invasive procedures	109
minor procedures	57
outpatient care	195
preventive care	12
pulmonary testing	461
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	41
vaccines	12

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	689
Female	771

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	943
Black	496
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	536
From 75 to 84	431
85 and over	167
Less than 65	326

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	43
Dementia	19
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Albany, GA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	85
blood draw	35
bronchoscopy	143
catheterization	44
diagnostic procedures	48
doctor visit	895
hospital care	4365
inpatient care	4347
lab tests	73
minimally invasive procedures	48
minor procedures	31
outpatient care	18
pulmonary testing	393
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	50

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1354
Female	1480

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1896
Black	874
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1002
From 75 to 84	896
85 and over	310
Less than 65	626

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	46
Dementia	21
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Albany, GA during 2016 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	35
aspiration	49
breathing treatment	52
bronchoscopy	85
catheterization	26
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	820
hospital care	2941
inpatient care	2941
minimally invasive procedures	29
minor procedures	18
pulmonary testing	397
sleep study	73
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	22

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	603
Female	673

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	865
Black	390
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	460
From 75 to 84	398
85 and over	156
Less than 65	262

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	63
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	48
Dementia	23
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Albany, GA during 2017 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and breathing treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	53
aspiration	27
blood draw	21
breathing treatment	195
bronchoscopy	87
diagnostic procedures	45
doctor visit	861
hospital care	1084
inpatient care	1084
minimally invasive procedures	57
minor procedures	27
pulmonary testing	597
sleep study	109
thoracic (chest) imaging	56
X-rays	56

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	419
Female	453

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	623
Black	231
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	361
From 75 to 84	250
85 and over	107
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	65
Diabetes	45
Dementia	19
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Albany, GA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	44
aspiration	21
blood draw	50
breathing treatment	93
bronchoscopy	96
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	891
hospital care	1166
inpatient care	1166
minimally invasive procedures	38
minor procedures	21
pulmonary testing	644
sleep study	82

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	471
Female	459

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	610
Black	300
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	367
From 75 to 84	269
85 and over	107
Less than 65	187

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	64
Diabetes	44
Dementia	19
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Albany, GA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	60
blood draw	66
bronchoscopy	39
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	956
hospital care	916
inpatient care	916
minimally invasive procedures	13
pulmonary testing	523
sleep study	114

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	432
Female	435

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	593
Black	255
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	372
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	91
Less than 65	158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	61
Diabetes	47
Dementia	20
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Albany, GA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	23
blood draw	69
bronchoscopy	32
doctor visit	692
hospital care	511
inpatient care	511
minimally invasive procedures	16
pulmonary testing	350
sleep study	52

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	329

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	446
Black	162
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	70
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	45
Dementia	18
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Albany, GA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	20
blood draw	42
bronchoscopy	22
doctor visit	713
hospital care	562
inpatient care	562
pulmonary testing	286
sleep study	40

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	295
Female	309

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	444
Black	146
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	75
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	42
Dementia	18
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Albany, GA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	14
doctor visit	689
hospital care	474
inpatient care	474
pulmonary testing	257

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	399
Black	150
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	68
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	42
Dementia	12
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Albany, GA were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

airway management	39
aspiration	74
blood draw	47
bronchoscopy	106
catheterization	50
diagnostic procedures	59
doctor visit	905
hospital care	2277
image guided procedures	17
inpatient care	2250
lab tests	73
minimally invasive procedures	57
minor procedures	37
outpatient care	74
preventive care	22
pulmonary testing	472
sleep study	69
thoracic (chest) imaging	56
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	32
vaccines	22
X-rays	56

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	501
Female	545

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	316
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	709
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	317
85 and over	120
Less than 65	210
65 to 74	398

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	20
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Cancer	18
Dementia	16

Education & Training

He has a state license in Georgia.

Licensed In: Georgia

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$2,337 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $1,448	ANORO $260	BREO $247	NUCALA $190	ANORO ELLIPTA $147	Other $44
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$1,485 OFEV $639	STIOLTO $216	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $148	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $61	Spiriva $40	Other $380
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,182 SYMBICORT $608	BREZTRI $259	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $79	AIRSUPRA $45	BREZTRI AEROSPHERE $42	Other $149
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$1,140 Brovana $755	Lonhala Magnair $361	LATUDA $15	APTIOM $9
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$1,022 XARELTO $1,022
Other	$9,659 Procedural Solutions $794	superDimension $556	Arikayce $550	Adempas $388	Esbriet $342	Other $7,029

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$15,391
Travel and Lodging	$769
Education	$665

Biography

Dr. James Palazzolo practices adult critical care and pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) in Albany, GA. Dr. Palazzolo obtained a license to practice in Georgia.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Vincent Palazzolo, MD From 2012 - 2022

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