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Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

Univ of North Texas Health Science Center (2001)

1387 George Dieter Drive Building B
El Paso, TX 79936

(915) 275-0224

Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO is an internist in El Paso, TX specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from Univ of North Texas Health Science Center in 2001 and has 25 years of experience.

Office Locations

1387 George Dieter Drive Building B
El Paso, TX 79936

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO treated as an internist in El Paso, TX during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, thyroid function tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	566
diabetes management	191
doctor visit	1644
hospital care	264
inpatient care	264
lab tests	3076
preventive care	725
thyroid function tests	724
vaccines	115

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO treated as an internist in El Paso, TX during 2013 were lab tests, thyroid function tests, preventive care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	446
diabetes management	166
doctor visit	1511
hospital care	248
inpatient care	248
lab tests	3152
preventive care	722
thyroid function tests	819
vaccines	98

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	87
Black	0
Hispanic	369
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	76
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	58
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO treated as an internist in El Paso, TX during 2014 were lab tests, thyroid function tests, skin testing and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	750
blood draw	445
diabetes management	163
doctor visit	1295
hospital care	179
inpatient care	179
lab tests	3039
minimally invasive procedures	750
preventive care	707
skin testing	750
thyroid function tests	780
vaccines	142

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	0
Hispanic	324
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	69
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	57
Dementia	18
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO treated as an internist in El Paso, TX during 2015 were lab tests, thyroid function tests, preventive care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	378
diabetes management	132
doctor visit	1026
hospital care	193
inpatient care	193
lab tests	2376
preventive care	530
thyroid function tests	532
vaccines	117

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	456

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	154
Black	0
Hispanic	582
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	156
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	53
Dementia	14
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO treated as an internist in El Paso, TX during 2016 were lab tests, thyroid function tests, preventive care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	298
diabetes management	126
doctor visit	907
hospital care	296
inpatient care	296
lab tests	1951
preventive care	454
thyroid function tests	508
vaccines	100
vascular procedures	54

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	74
Black	0
Hispanic	255
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	61
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	51
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO treated as an internist in El Paso, TX during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, thyroid function tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	319
diabetes management	127
doctor visit	932
hospital care	355
inpatient care	355
lab tests	1931
preventive care	547
thyroid function tests	461
vaccines	92
vascular procedures	81

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	229

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	264
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	89
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	58
Dementia	21
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO treated as an internist in El Paso, TX during 2018 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	167
chronic care	29
diabetes management	50
doctor visit	919
hospital care	331
inpatient care	331
lab tests	626
preventive care	176
vascular procedures	125

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	0
Hispanic	255
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	73
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	60
Dementia	24
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO treated as an internist in El Paso, TX during 2019 were chronic care, hospital care, inpatient care and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO for Medicare patients.

chronic care	427
doctor visit	645
hospital care	147
inpatient care	147
vascular procedures	79

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	179
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	59
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	68
Dementia	25
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO treated as an internist in El Paso, TX during 2020 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	154
doctor visit	192

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	67
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	74
Dementia	20
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO treated as an internist in El Paso, TX during 2021 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	183
doctor visit	226

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	55

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	46
Dementia	18
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO treated as an internist in El Paso, TX during 2022 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	133
doctor visit	158

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	44
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO treated as an internist in El Paso, TX during 2023 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	97
doctor visit	87

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	35

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO treated as an internist in El Paso, TX during 2024 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	30
doctor visit	101

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	25

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	46
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO treated as an internist in El Paso, TX were lab tests, allergy testing, minimally invasive procedures and skin testing.

allergy testing	750
blood draw	268
chronic care	228
diabetes management	136
doctor visit	741
hospital care	251
inpatient care	251
lab tests	2307
minimally invasive procedures	750
preventive care	551
skin testing	750
thyroid function tests	637
vaccines	110
vascular procedures	84

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO.

**Gender**
Female	159
Male	95

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	42
Hispanic	190
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	44
75 to 84	78
Less than 65	39
65 to 74	83

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	50
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Cancer	5
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO graduated from Univ of North Texas Health Science Center in 2001. He completed residency at Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth. He has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: Univ of North Texas Health Science Center (2001)

Residency: Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth (2004)

Licensed In: Texas

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Manuel Jesus Palafox, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	$606 Benicar $181	Effient $165	Azor $144	Tribenzor $91	SAVAYSA $24
Abbott Laboratories	$489 FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 $249	FreeStyle Libre $69	CRT-Ds $50	Assurity Pacemaker $49	FreeStyle Libre blood glucose Flash Monitoring System $31	Other $40
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$346 Electrophysiology $326	CardioMEMS HF System $20
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$314 TANZEUM $90	BREO ELLIPTA $75	BREO $29	ANORO ELLIPTA $25	AVODART $20	Other $75
Allergan Inc.	$210 LINZESS $65	VRAYLAR $55	TEFLARO $29	NAMZARIC $24	BYSTOLIC $16	Other $21
Other	$1,889 Myrbetriq $205	Tresiba $141	Androgel $106	TOUJEO $88	XARELTO $75	Other $1,274

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,569
Consulting Fee	$213
Education	$71

Biography

Dr. Palafox was inspired to study medicine after taking pre-pharmacy courses. He enjoyed working in a pharmacy but wanted more opportunities to work directly with patients. In primary care, he can build relationships with patients and work together to solve their medica Dr. Palafox completed medical school at the University of North Texas Health Sciences Center in Fort Worth. He did his residency at Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth, where he was certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Palafox was born in

Manuel Palafox, DO, is an internal medicine specialist. Dr Palafox values connecting with patients and listening closely to their concerns. He treats each patient the way he would want health care professionals to treat his own family. Dr Palafox was inspired to study medicine after taking pre-pharmacy courses. He enjoyed working in a pharmacy but wanted more opportunities to work directly with patients. In primary care, he can build relationships with patients and work together to solve their medical problems. Dr Palafox completed medical school at the University of North Texas Health Sciences Center in Fort Worth.