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Dr. Nicole Anil Palekar, MD

(41 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology

University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine (2000)

Professional interests include: diagnostic endoscopy, esophageal cancer, esophageal stricture (narrowing), and more.

3100 Weston Road
Weston, FL 33331

(954) 659-5646

Dr. Nicole Anil Palekar, MD is a gastroenterologist in Weston, FL specializing in adult gastroenterology. She graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 2000 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. Nicole Anil Palekar, MD is affiliated with Cleveland Clinic, CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA A NONPROFIT CORPORATION, Coral Springs Family Health and Surgery Center and Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital.

Office Locations

Address:

2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard
Weston, FL 33331

Address:

3100 Weston Road
Weston, FL 33331

Address:

5701 University Drive
Coral Springs, FL 33067

Some issues Dr. Nicole Anil Palekar, MD can help you with:

Anemia

Anemia is the most common blood disorder. It occurs when the body does not have enough red blood cells to carry oxygen to the tissues. Blood loss, insufficient red blood cell production, and red blood cell destruction are the three main causes of anemia. These issues may arise from such conditions as iron deficiency, heavy periods, ulcers, kidney disease, as well as some forms of cancer.

An individual with anemia will have the following symptoms: shortness of breath, weakness, dizziness, cold hands or feet, paleness, and irritability. Anemia is diagnosed when blood tests show low counts for hemoglobin, which is the protein responsible for carrying oxygen to different tissues throughout the body.

Treatments for anemia are dependent on the kind of anemia an individual has. For example, iron supplementation may correct iron deficiency anemia. For anemia caused by chronic kidney failure, chemotherapy treatments, and HIV/AIDS, a group of medications called erythropoiesis-stimulating agents may be prescribed.

Colonoscopy

Colonoscopy is the use of a special tool called a colonoscope (a thin, flexible tube with a camera on the end) to examine the inside of the colon and rectum. The tube is typically inserted anally, and it allows the physician to examine the large intestine from the inside. It may be done at any time to diagnose bowel problems, but routine colonoscopies are advised after the age of 50 to screen for colon cancer.

A colonoscopy may be performed to diagnose:

Intestinal ulcers
Polyps
Bowel cancer
An unidentified source of pain or bleeding in the intestine

Patients may be asked to drink only liquids in the days before a colonoscopy, or they may be given an enema to remove residual fecal matter. Before the exam, patients are given medication to help them relax, and then lay on their side on a table. The scope is inserted into the anus and gently moved all the way through the large intestine. Air may be pumped into the intestine to improve the view for the physician. Any polyps that are found will be removed. Then the colonoscope will be withdrawn. A colonoscopy is not usually painful, but patients may feel some bloating or have some cramps right afterward. If patients have polyps removed, they might experience a small amount of bleeding. Any side effects should go away within a few hours.

diagnostic procedures	111
doctor visit	343
gastrointestinal procedures	157
hospital care	82
inpatient care	82
minimally invasive procedures	157
preventive care	22
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	239
Black	40
Hispanic	47
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	41
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

diagnostic procedures	105
doctor visit	336
gastrointestinal procedures	166
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53
minimally invasive procedures	166
preventive care	38
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	105
ultrasound (sonogram)	10

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	248
Black	48
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	31
Less than 65	58

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

diagnostic procedures	161
doctor visit	305
gastrointestinal procedures	218
hospital care	45
inpatient care	45
minimally invasive procedures	218
preventive care	39
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	161

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	402

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	462
Black	104
Hispanic	90
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	338
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	60
Less than 65	94

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

diagnostic procedures	127
doctor visit	297
gastrointestinal procedures	190
minimally invasive procedures	190
preventive care	43
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	127

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	233
Black	41
Hispanic	48
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	24
Less than 65	44

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

diagnostic procedures	164
doctor visit	260
gastrointestinal procedures	264
minimally invasive procedures	264
preventive care	69
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	164

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	39
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	24
Less than 65	49

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

diagnostic procedures	151
doctor visit	249
gastrointestinal procedures	222
hospital care	47
inpatient care	47
minimally invasive procedures	222
preventive care	53
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	151

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	295
Black	55
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	33
Less than 65	54

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	18

diagnostic procedures	203
doctor visit	324
gastrointestinal procedures	248
hospital care	37
inpatient care	37
minimally invasive procedures	248
preventive care	47
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	203

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	317
Black	36
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	43
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

diagnostic procedures	96
doctor visit	263
gastrointestinal procedures	91
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
minimally invasive procedures	91
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	96

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	216
Black	20
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	33
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

diagnostic procedures	261
doctor visit	548
gastrointestinal procedures	332
hospital care	100
inpatient care	100
minimally invasive procedures	332
preventive care	62
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	261

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicole Anil Palekar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nicole Anil Palekar, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Weston, FL were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

diagnostic procedures	153
doctor visit	326
gastrointestinal procedures	211
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56
minimally invasive procedures	211
preventive care	46
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	153
ultrasound (sonogram)	10

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicole Anil Palekar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	38
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	229
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	38
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	28
75 to 84	92
Less than 65	41
65 to 74	161

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicole Anil Palekar, MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Nicole Anil Palekar, MD graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 2000. She is certified by the Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology and has a state license in Indiana.

Medical School: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine (2000)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology

Licensed In: Indiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Nicole Anil Palekar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Cleveland Clinic

CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA A NONPROFIT CORPORATION

Coral Springs Family Health and Surgery Center

Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Nicole Anil Palekar, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 41 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Nicole Anil Palekar, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Weston, FL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie, Inc.	$43,219 Humira $15,714	Creon $39	$27,465
AbbVie Inc.	$10,652 Humira $5,862	Skyrizi $3,189	Rinvoq $297	LINZESS $118	Mavyret $88	Other $1,100
UCB, Inc.	$714 Cimzia $714
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$379 STELARA $365	SIMPONI $14
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$271 ENTYVIO $271
Other	$641 Trulance $134	ENTYVIO $111	LINZESS 290 mcg $64	SUCRAID $59	XIFAXAN $35	Other $238

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$47,425
Food and Beverage	$6,152
Travel and Lodging	$2,300

Research Payments

Dr. Nicole Anil Palekar, MD has received 88 research payments totaling $352,987.

Biography

Dr. Nicole Palekar's specialty is adult gastroenterology. These areas are among her clinical interests: percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), celiac disease, and crohn's disease. She is affiliated with Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Palekar is a graduate of the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Palekar has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating.