Dr. Nathan Jon Palmolea , DO
Hospitalist โข Duluth, MN
400 E 3rd St
Duluth, MN 558051951
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NPI assigned on May 3, 2013; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 330 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99232 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 108 service units.
- 99233 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 102 service units.
- 99223 โ Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making: 64 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 5 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 59 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Pantoprazole Sodium โ 18 prescription fills, including refills.
- Amlodipine Besylate โ 16 prescription fills, including refills.
- Baclofen โ 13 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 4 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Hospitalist in Duluth, MN (2024, 55 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 312. Middle half: 140 to 473.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Hospitalist in Minnesota (2024, 317 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 315. Middle half: 179 to 479.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 656 in 2020 to 330 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
400 E 3rd St
Duluth, MN 558051951
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Northern Pines Medical Center; The Duluth Clinic Ltd. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2013
What Public CMS Data Show
Hospitalist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
178 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $36,176 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $28,295 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
59 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$395 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019โ2025.
Years since graduation
13 years (graduated 2013)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2013 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2013
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Palmolea has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Palmolea as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Duluth and Minnesota
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Hospitalist in Duluth, MN (2024, 55 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 312. Middle half: 140 to 473.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Hospitalist in Minnesota (2024, 317 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 315. Middle half: 179 to 479.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Hospitalist in Duluth, MN (2024, 55 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $31,479. Middle half: $18,689 to $48,190.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Hospitalist in Minnesota (2024, 317 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $31,479. Middle half: $18,664 to $47,739.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Hospitalist in Duluth, MN (2024, 55 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $25,081. Middle half: $14,335 to $37,771.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Hospitalist in Minnesota (2024, 317 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $25,007. Middle half: $14,587 to $36,875.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Hospitalist in Duluth, MN (2024, 42 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 152. Middle half: 51 to 307.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Hospitalist in Minnesota (2024, 229 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 100. Middle half: 43 to 221.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Hospitalist in Duluth, MN (2024, 42 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,429. Middle half: $633 to $24,848.
A lower Part D drug cost than 75% of clinicians listed under Hospitalist in Minnesota (2024, 229 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $2,609. Middle half: $475 to $11,684.
72 active clinicians are listed under Hospitalist with a practice address in Duluth, MN (401 in Minnesota).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Duluth
20.8% of these 72 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
80.6% of these 72 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 50% from 656 in 2020 to 330 in 2024.
- 2020: 656
- 2021: 438
- 2022: 413
- 2023: 527
- 2024: 330
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 50% from $72,000 in 2020 to $36,176 in 2024.
- 2020: $72,000
- 2021: $46,945
- 2022: $39,998
- 2023: $50,774
- 2024: $36,176
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 50% from $56,345 in 2020 to $28,295 in 2024.
- 2020: $56,345
- 2021: $37,348
- 2022: $31,432
- 2023: $40,009
- 2024: $28,295
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 86% from 426 in 2020 to 59 in 2024.
- 2020: 426
- 2021: 386
- 2022: 146
- 2023: 256
- 2024: 59
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 86% from 429 in 2020 to 59 in 2024.
- 2020: 429
- 2021: 389
- 2022: 153
- 2023: 262
- 2024: 59
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 98% from $18,128 in 2020 to $395 in 2024.
- 2020: $18,128
- 2021: $15,564
- 2022: $5,510
- 2023: $1,939
- 2024: $395
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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108 | 53 | $308.28 | $74.13 |
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99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
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102 | 44 | $454.49 | $111.46 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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64 | 64 | $821.00 | $163.07 |
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99239
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes
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35 | 34 | $443.71 | $108.25 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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21 | 21 | $552.00 | $122.68 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 18 | 519 | $141.41 | โ |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 16 | 460 | $52.05 | โ |
| Baclofen | Baclofen | 13 | 377 | $144.17 | โ |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 12 | 263 | $57.46 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208M00000X
Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X
Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - FAMILY PRACTICE
I20200423002134
WI
5991013153
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
The Duluth Clinic Ltd
400 E 3rd St, Duluth, MN 558051951
Phone: 2187868364
Northern Pines Medical Center
5211 Hwy 110, Aurora, MN 557051522
Phone: 2182293311
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Certified Nurse Practitioner
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated May 03, 2013.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Hospitalists in Duluth
- Dr. Reed Smith, MD
- Dr. Amy Larson, MD
- Dr. Thomas Greenwood, DO
- Dr. Mindi Kvaal Anderson, MD
- Dr. Linus Leivon, MD
- Dr. Susan Anderson, MD
Mailing Address
400 E 3rd St, Credentialing Dept., Mcl2cred
Duluth, MN 558051951
Phone: 2187868364