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Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD

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(Lucy Palmer)

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

The School of Medicine at Stony Brook University Medical Center (1979)

4 Technology Drive
East Setauket, NY 11733

(631) 444-9924

Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD is a pulmonologist in East Setauket, NY specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and critical care (intensive care medicine). She graduated from The School of Medicine at Stony Brook University Medical Center in 1979 and has 47 years of experience. Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD is affiliated with Stony Brook Internists and Stony Brook Internists PC - Pulmonary.

Office Locations

4 Technology Drive
East Setauket, NY 11733

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD in 2023

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pulmonary function test

In 2012, Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD performed more pulmonary function test (PFT) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within New York.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD treated as a pulmonologist in East Setauket, NY during 2012 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	168
hospital care	106
inpatient care	106
pulmonary testing	150

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD treated as a pulmonologist in East Setauket, NY during 2013 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	175
hospital care	104
inpatient care	104
pulmonary testing	246

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	329
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	55
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD treated as a pulmonologist in East Setauket, NY during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	182
hospital care	125
inpatient care	125
pulmonary testing	107

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	269
Black	13
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	40
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	46
Dementia	15
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD treated as a pulmonologist in East Setauket, NY during 2015 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	209
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40
pulmonary testing	110

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	468
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	66
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	41
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	44
Dementia	17
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD treated as a pulmonologist in East Setauket, NY during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	186
hospital care	178
inpatient care	178
pulmonary testing	87

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	286
Black	13
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	51
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	56
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	48
Dementia	31
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD treated as a pulmonologist in East Setauket, NY during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	189
hospital care	127
inpatient care	127
pulmonary testing	55

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	319
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	58
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	44
Dementia	28
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD treated as a pulmonologist in East Setauket, NY during 2018 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	194
hospital care	152
inpatient care	152
pulmonary testing	351

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	253
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	463
Black	23
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	0
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	43
Dementia	30
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD treated as a pulmonologist in East Setauket, NY during 2019 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	186
hospital care	153
inpatient care	153
pulmonary testing	178

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	356
Black	17
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	71
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	44
Dementia	26
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD treated as a pulmonologist in East Setauket, NY during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	178
hospital care	117
inpatient care	117
pulmonary testing	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	297
Black	13
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	52
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	51
Dementia	33
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD treated as a pulmonologist in East Setauket, NY during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	227
hospital care	167
inpatient care	167
pulmonary testing	137

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	411
Black	19
Hispanic	24
Asian	11
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	77
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	48
Dementia	32
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD treated as a pulmonologist in East Setauket, NY during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	269
hospital care	261
inpatient care	261
pulmonary testing	104

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	297

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	466
Black	18
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	221
85 and over	83
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	46
Dementia	25
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD treated as a pulmonologist in East Setauket, NY were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

doctor visit	196
hospital care	139
inpatient care	139
pulmonary testing	139

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD.

**Gender**
Female	204
Male	180

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	333
Hispanic	20
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	3

**Age**
85 and over	50
75 to 84	129
Less than 65	58
65 to 74	139

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	23
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	28
Dementia	22
Cancer	19

Education & Training

Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD graduated from The School of Medicine at Stony Brook University Medical Center in 1979. She completed residency at Stony Brook University Medical Center. She has a state license in New York.

Medical School: The School of Medicine at Stony Brook University Medical Center (1979)

Residency: Stony Brook University Medical Center (1980)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Stony Brook Internists

Stony Brook Internists PC - Pulmonary

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. Lucy B. Palmer, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: HIP, MAGNACARE, CIGNA PPO, CIGNA HMO, Great West, Fidelis, Health Smart WTC, MULTIPLAN, Workers Compensation, Affinity, GHI CBP, UNITED HEALTH CARE / CHP / MEDICAID, AETNA, OXFORD, HEALTHFIRST, Humana Military, (Anthem) EMP HEALTH CHOICE HMO, BEECH STREET, GHI HMO, GHI / MEDICARE PLUS, AgeWell, MET EMPIRE, Centerlight (CCM) and Partners Health Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Lucy B. Palmer, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

HIP

MAGNACARE

CIGNA PPO

CIGNA HMO

Great West

Fidelis

Health Smart WTC

MULTIPLAN

Workers Compensation

Affinity

GHI CBP

UNITED HEALTH CARE / CHP / MEDICAID

AETNA

OXFORD

HEALTHFIRST

Humana Military

(Anthem) EMP HEALTH CHOICE HMO

BEECH STREET

GHI HMO

GHI / MEDICARE PLUS

AgeWell

MET EMPIRE

Centerlight (CCM)

Partners Health Plan

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$7,929 ZERBAXA $607	SIVEXTRO $12	$7,310
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$1,700 $1,700
Genentech USA, Inc.	$365 Esbriet $244	XOLAIR $121
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.	$118 ACTHAR $118
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$105 OFEV $105
Other	$463 ORENITRAM $100	Vaprisol $94	XOLAIR $59	NUCALA $56	ZERBAXA $51	Other $104

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$8,850
Food and Beverage	$1,642
Travel and Lodging	$150
Education	$38

Biography

Dr. Lucy Palmer is a physician who specializes in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and critical care (intensive care medicine). She can take Anthem, Blue California, HealthSmart, and more. Dr. Palmer graduated from Stony Brook University Medical Center, School of Medicine and then she performed her residency at VA Medical Center and a hospital affiliated with Stony Brook University Medical Center. She has received professional recognition including the following: New York Super Doctors. According to Yext, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Palmer's office in East Setauket, NY.