Melva Palacios MD in Edinburg, Texas

Medical School: University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio
Graduation Year: 2002
The Primary Medical Specialty for Melva Palacios MD is listed as: Family Practice
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 23
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 3577508373
NPI #: 1417966292
NPI Created On: 08/07/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 07/10/2013
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X
License Number:
L7837
Listed Gender: Female

---

Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Molina Marketplace
• Celtic Insurance Company
• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Spanish.

---

Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Automated urinalysis test
3. Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument
4. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
5. Detection test for influenza virus
6. Strep test (streptococcus, group a)
7. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
8. Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage
9. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
10. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
11. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
14. Chronic care management services at least 20 minutes per calendar month
15. Advance care planning by the physician or other qualified health care professional
16. Administration of influenza virus vaccine
17. Administration of pneumococcal vaccine
18. Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp
19. Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
20. Annual depression screening, 15 minutes

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).