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Dr. Michael Anthony Palmer, M.D.

(9 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery

University of Minnesota Medical School (1976)

2321 Harrison Avenue
Eureka, CA 95501

(707) 445-3660

Dr. Michael Anthony Palmer, M.D. is a general surgeon in Eureka, CA specializing in general surgery. He graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 1976 and has 48 years of experience. Dr. Michael Anthony Palmer, M.D. is affiliated with NORTH COAST SURGICAL SPECIALISTS.

Office Locations

Address:

2321 Harrison Avenue
Eureka, CA 95501

In The News

“Joshua Koskoff, the lawyer for the family of Michael Palmer Sr., stated in Superior Court Tuesday that the settlement had been reached as the case was about to go on trial before a jury.”—"Trumbull surgical center settles death case", Connecticut Post, October 2018

abdominal imaging	668
abdominal surgery	14
ablation	574
anastomosis	21
angioplasty	147
bronchoscopy	11
catheterization	45
compression therapy	48
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
diagnostic procedures	65
dialysis access procedures	249
doctor visit	2262
embolectomy	15
endarterectomy	62
excision	33
gastrointestinal procedures	120
hospital care	437
immobilization	48
inpatient care	437
laser treatment	125
minimally invasive procedures	1201
minor procedures	37
neck surgery	48
open surgery	52
pelvic imaging	668
preventive care	41
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	65
stent placement (stenting)	162
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	22
thoracostomy	22
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	55
thrombolysis	113
ultrasound (sonogram)	3351
urologic procedures	21
vascular procedures	4766
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	37
X-rays	54

**Gender**
Male	877
Female	935

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1621
Black	17
Hispanic	55
Asian	14
Other	12
Native American	93

**Age**
From 65 to 74	694
From 75 to 84	548
85 and over	260
Less than 65	310

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

abdominal imaging	632
abdominal surgery	25
ablation	889
anastomosis	10
angioplasty	137
aspiration	38
catheterization	33
compression therapy	202
diagnostic procedures	88
dialysis access procedures	258
doctor visit	2980
endarterectomy	63
excision	20
gastrointestinal procedures	141
hospital care	233
immobilization	202
injections	99
inpatient care	233
minimally invasive procedures	1358
minor procedures	52
neck surgery	47
open surgery	24
pelvic imaging	632
preventive care	28
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	88
stent placement (stenting)	174
thrombolysis	49
ultrasound (sonogram)	3572
urologic procedures	21
vascular procedures	4874
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	52
X-rays	55

**Gender**
Male	889
Female	922

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1623
Black	16
Hispanic	49
Asian	13
Other	14
Native American	96

**Age**
From 65 to 74	740
From 75 to 84	534
85 and over	237
Less than 65	300

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

abdominal imaging	631
abdominal surgery	47
ablation	840
angioplasty	65
aspiration	29
catheterization	28
compression therapy	182
diagnostic procedures	102
dialysis access procedures	168
doctor visit	3079
endarterectomy	57
excision	20
gastrointestinal procedures	213
hospital care	131
immobilization	182
injections	172
inpatient care	131
minimally invasive procedures	1306
minor procedures	43
neck surgery	40
open surgery	35
pelvic imaging	631
preventive care	64
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	102
stent placement (stenting)	169
ultrasound (sonogram)	3525
urologic procedures	21
vascular procedures	4511
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	43
X-rays	16

**Gender**
Male	1892
Female	1922

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3414
Black	32
Hispanic	120
Asian	26
Other	46
Native American	176

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1572
From 75 to 84	1144
85 and over	480
Less than 65	618

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

abdominal imaging	638
abdominal surgery	15
ablation	676
angioplasty	88
catheterization	32
compression therapy	81
diagnostic procedures	104
dialysis access procedures	163
doctor visit	3112
endarterectomy	57
excision	11
gastrointestinal procedures	192
hospital care	155
immobilization	81
injections	118
inpatient care	155
minimally invasive procedures	1066
minor procedures	66
neck surgery	42
open surgery	14
pelvic imaging	638
preventive care	73
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	104
stent placement (stenting)	129
ultrasound (sonogram)	3437
urologic procedures	12
vascular procedures	4298
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	66
X-rays	22

**Gender**
Male	946
Female	996

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1719
Black	14
Hispanic	59
Asian	17
Other	22
Native American	111

**Age**
From 65 to 74	815
From 75 to 84	588
85 and over	246
Less than 65	293

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

abdominal imaging	526
ablation	609
compression therapy	61
dialysis access procedures	84
doctor visit	1012
immobilization	61
injections	87
minimally invasive procedures	622
pelvic imaging	526
stent placement (stenting)	32
ultrasound (sonogram)	2680
vascular procedures	3121

**Gender**
Male	716
Female	744

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1317
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	67

**Age**
From 65 to 74	630
From 75 to 84	471
85 and over	181
Less than 65	178

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

abdominal imaging	490
ablation	190
angioplasty	44
compression therapy	76
diagnostic procedures	49
dialysis access procedures	107
doctor visit	1580
endarterectomy	13
gastrointestinal procedures	66
hospital care	72
immobilization	76
inpatient care	72
minimally invasive procedures	422
neck surgery	14
pelvic imaging	490
preventive care	20
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	49
stent placement (stenting)	118
thrombolysis	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	2488
vascular procedures	2933

**Gender**
Male	708
Female	773

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1330
Black	15
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	72

**Age**
From 65 to 74	631
From 75 to 84	483
85 and over	166
Less than 65	201

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

abdominal imaging	566
abdominal surgery	11
ablation	86
angioplasty	37
catheterization	11
compression therapy	105
diagnostic procedures	49
dialysis access procedures	177
doctor visit	1716
endarterectomy	20
gastrointestinal procedures	71
hospital care	110
immobilization	105
inpatient care	110
minimally invasive procedures	300
neck surgery	21
open surgery	10
pelvic imaging	566
preventive care	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	49
stent placement (stenting)	97
ultrasound (sonogram)	3047
vascular procedures	3407

**Gender**
Male	880
Female	880

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1559
Black	13
Hispanic	66
Asian	15
Other	30
Native American	77

**Age**
From 65 to 74	796
From 75 to 84	547
85 and over	194
Less than 65	223

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

abdominal imaging	504
ablation	209
angioplasty	33
catheterization	15
compression therapy	65
diagnostic procedures	38
dialysis access procedures	155
doctor visit	1483
endarterectomy	28
gastrointestinal procedures	51
hospital care	87
immobilization	65
injections	109
inpatient care	87
minimally invasive procedures	455
neck surgery	10
pelvic imaging	504
preventive care	16
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	38
stent placement (stenting)	92
thrombolysis	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	2802
vascular procedures	3312

**Gender**
Male	830
Female	765

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1422
Black	0
Hispanic	48
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	70

**Age**
From 65 to 74	697
From 75 to 84	522
85 and over	165
Less than 65	211

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

abdominal imaging	974
abdominal surgery	8
ablation	288
angioplasty	53
catheterization	51
compression therapy	155
diagnostic procedures	122
dialysis access procedures	280
doctor visit	3512
endarterectomy	70
gastrointestinal procedures	143
hospital care	56
immobilization	155
injections	248
inpatient care	56
minimally invasive procedures	702
neck surgery	39
open surgery	7
pelvic imaging	974
preventive care	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	122
stent placement (stenting)	174
ultrasound (sonogram)	5486
vascular procedures	6362

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Anthony Palmer, M.D. for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael Anthony Palmer, M.D. treated as a general surgeon in Eureka, CA were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and pelvic imaging.

abdominal imaging	625
abdominal surgery	21
ablation	486
anastomosis	16
angioplasty	77
aspiration	33
bronchoscopy	11
catheterization	30
compression therapy	108
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
diagnostic procedures	77
dialysis access procedures	186
doctor visit	2306
embolectomy	15
endarterectomy	46
excision	21
gastrointestinal procedures	128
hospital care	160
immobilization	108
injections	138
inpatient care	160
laser treatment	125
minimally invasive procedures	838
minor procedures	49
neck surgery	32
open surgery	26
pelvic imaging	625
preventive care	34
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	77
stent placement (stenting)	129
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	22
thoracostomy	22
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	55
thrombolysis	53
ultrasound (sonogram)	3377
urologic procedures	18
vascular procedures	4196
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	49
X-rays	36

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Anthony Palmer, M.D..

**Gender**
Male	773
Female	793

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	8
Non-Hispanic White	1400
Native American / Alaskan Native	76
Hispanic	47
Other	17

**Age**
75 to 84	483
85 and over	192
Less than 65	233
65 to 74	657

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Anthony Palmer, M.D. From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael Anthony Palmer, M.D. treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	8
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Michael Anthony Palmer, M.D. graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 1976. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School (1976)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael Anthony Palmer, M.D. is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

NORTH COAST SURGICAL SPECIALISTS

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Michael Anthony Palmer, M.D. has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.72 out of 5 stars based on 9 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michael Anthony Palmer, M.D. from all over the web to help you find the right in Eureka, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Michael Anthony Palmer, M.D.. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$1,129 Aortic Stent Grafts $430	ClosureFast $275	VenaSeal $172	STENTS $85	CVI $71	Other $95
Boston Scientific Corporation	$484 Metallic Stents $240	INNOVA $97	ELUVIA $26	INNOVA VASCULAR SELF-EXPANDING STENT SYSTEM $20	CROSSING TECHNOLOGY $18	Other $83
Abbott Laboratories	$442 JETi Peripheral Catheter $141	JETI $128	Vascular $87	Supera peripheral stent system $85
The Spectranetics Corporation	$411 TURBOELITE $393	CVX-300CVX-300P $11	TURBO-TANDEM $7
Cook Medical LLC	$325 Cook Medical Zilver PTX $325
Other	$2,120 CVI $215	FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S $202	EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control $197	PV.035 $169	AFX $157	Other $1,180

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,658
Travel and Lodging	$244
Education	$7

Biography

Dr. Michael Palmer practices general surgery in Eureka, CA. He attended medical school at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Palmer is rated highly by his patients.