MARIA DE LOS ANGELES PALAFOX MD
NPI 1699740951
Surgery in San Antonio, TX
About Maria De Los Angeles Palafox Md NPPES
Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.
MARIA DE LOS ANGELES PALAFOX MD (NPI 1699740951) is an individual surgery provider in San Antonio, Texas, licensed in Texas (M2516) and active in the NPI registry since February 2006. She is enrolled in Medicare PECOS, is affiliated with Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville, and maintains 4 additional practice locations.
NPPES Registry Identity
Specialties & Licenses
Secondary Practice Locations 4
Other Identifiers 1
Accepted Insurance
Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS
Medicare enrollment, assignment, billing reassignment, and ordering and referring status from CMS.
Medicare Enrollment Status
Enrolled in Medicare and accepts Medicare assignment
Maria De Los Angeles Palafox Md is registered in PECOS and agrees to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment. Medicare patients are not billed beyond the standard deductible and coinsurance.
Medicare Billing Reassignments
9Medicare enrollment records show Maria Palafox reassigns Medicare billing to 9 organizations. Each organization bills Medicare for the services this provider delivers there; the nearest is listed first.
San Antonio, TX 78235
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Texas enrollment
San Antonio, TX 78207
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Texas enrollment
- 1,129 clinicians in this Medicare group
Cuero, TX 77954
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Texas enrollment
- 135 clinicians in this Medicare group
Crystal City, TX 78839
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Texas enrollment
- Also billed through NPI 1326134255 (Texas)
- 57 clinicians in this Medicare group
Dallas, TX 75252
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Texas enrollment
- 107 clinicians in this Medicare group
Tyler, TX 75702
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Texas enrollment
- 2,745 clinicians in this Medicare group
Electra, TX 76360
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Texas enrollment
- 155 clinicians in this Medicare group
Lubbock, TX 79401
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Texas enrollment
- 1,338 clinicians in this Medicare group
Lubbock, TX 79401
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Texas enrollment
- 1,439 clinicians in this Medicare group
Source: CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.
Areas of Expertise CMS Part B claims 8
Services this provider delivered to Medicare fee-for-service patients, from the CMS Medicare utilization data. Higher counts generally reflect more experience with a service; care delivered outside Medicare is not included.
Hospital Affiliations CMS Care Compare 4
Hospitals where this provider delivers care, identified from recent Medicare claims and place-of-service records.
Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville
Acute Care Hospitals · Beeville, TXCuero Regional Hospital
Acute Care Hospitals · Cuero, TXOtto Kaiser Memorial Hospital
Critical Access Hospitals · Kenedy, TXDimmit Regional Hospital
Critical Access Hospitals · Carrizo Springs, TXPhysician Visit Costs CMS claims · ZIP area
Typical Medicare office-visit costs in the 78235 ZIP code area, from fee-for-service claims. These are area statistics, not this provider’s prices; actual charges vary by service and coverage.
Medicare Quality Performance CMS QPP · MIPS
Performance in the CMS Quality Payment Program: the MIPS final score across four weighted categories, and the individual quality measures reported to Medicare.
Referred Medical Equipment & Supplies CMS DME claims 4
Durable medical equipment, devices and supplies this provider ordered from DME suppliers for patients, from Medicare fee-for-service claims.
Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS
Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.
What is Maria Palafox's NPI number?
The NPI number for Maria Palafox is 1699740951. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on February 21, 2006.
Where is Maria Palafox located?
Maria Palafox practices at 8235 S New Braunfels Ste 201, San Antonio, TX 78235. The listed phone number is (210) 504-5053.
What is Maria Palafox's specialty?
The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Surgery with taxonomy code 208600000X.
Is Maria Palafox enrolled in Medicare?
Yes. Maria Palafox is registered in the Medicare PECOS system and accepts Medicare assignment, which means accepting the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full for covered services.
Which organizations bill Medicare for Maria Palafox's services?
According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), Maria Palafox reassigns Medicare benefits to 9 organizations: Maria A. Palafox, MD, PLLC (San Antonio, TX), Community Medicine Associates (San Antonio, TX), Texas Emergency Group LLC (Cuero, TX), Dimmit Regional Hospital (Crystal City, TX), Vohra Post Acute Care Physicians Of Texas, PLLC (Dallas, TX) and 4 more organizations, listed in the Medicare section above. Each reassignment is filed with Medicare on form CMS-855R, signed by both the clinician and the organization, and lets the organization bill Medicare and receive payment for Maria Palafox's services. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm current arrangements with the organization.
What insurance does Maria Palafox accept?
Health plans from Ambetter from Arizona Complete Health, Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter from Louisiana Healthcare Connections, Ambetter from Superior HealthPlan and Ambetter of Oklahoma and 4 other insurers list Maria Palafox as in-network in at least one marketplace plan. Coverage varies by plan and year; verify with the insurer or the provider before a visit.
Is Maria Palafox affiliated with any hospitals?
According to CMS data, Maria Palafox is affiliated with Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville, Cuero Regional Hospital, Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital and Dimmit Regional Hospital.
When was this NPI record last updated?
The NPPES record for Maria Palafox was last updated on March 9, 2026. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 7 months ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.
# Maria De Los Angeles Palafox, MD · NPI 1699740951
Surgery physician in San Antonio, Texas. Individual provider, active in the CMS NPPES registry since February 21, 2006.
## Identity
- **NPI:** 1699740951 (Entity type: Individual)
- **Enumerated:** February 21, 2006
- **Primary specialty:** Surgery · taxonomy 208600000X
- **State license:** M2516 (Texas)
- **Sole proprietor:** No
## Practice location
- **Address:** 8235 S NEW BRAUNFELS STE 201, San Antonio, TX 78235-4439
- **Phone:** (210) 504-5053 · **Fax:** (210) 504-5061
## Medicare
- **Medicare:** Enrolled (PECOS); accepts Medicare assignment
- **Ordering & referring:** eligible for Part B labs & imaging, durable medical equipment, home health, power mobility devices
- **Bills Medicare through:** 9 organizations under Medicare reassignment (form CMS-855R): Maria A. Palafox, MD, PLLC (NPI 1528442696, San Antonio, TX); Community Medicine Associates (NPI 1245313329, San Antonio, TX); Texas Emergency Group LLC (NPI 1699288811, Cuero, TX); Dimmit Regional Hospital (NPI 1750901070, Crystal City, TX); Vohra Post Acute Care Physicians Of Texas, PLLC (NPI 1821424789, Dallas, TX); and 4 more · CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release
- **Medical school:** University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, class of 1997
## Record status
- **NPPES last updated:** March 9, 2026
- **Other identifiers:** Medicaid 178088407 (TX)
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Source: [NPI Profile](https://npiprofile.com/npi/1699740951) · Data from the CMS NPPES public registry.