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Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD

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Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease) and Surgery

351 Evelyn Street
Paramus, NJ 07652

(201) 797-7878

Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD is an ophthalmologist in New York, NY specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease) and surgery. Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and NYU Langone Health.

Office Locations

161 Madison Avenue 6th Floor
New York, NY 10016

(212) 213-9783

(212) 213-4364

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3495 Bailey Avenue Western Ny Vahcs (528)
Buffalo, NY 14215

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NYU Langone Health

351 Evelyn Street
Paramus, NJ 07652

(201) 797-7878

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NYU Langone Health

635 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016

(212) 213-9783

(212) 213-4364

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In The News

“Dr. Richard Palu, a New York ophthalmic surgeon whose patients include lawyers, doctors and financial executives, said they are opting for cosmetic procedures with minimal recovery time -- several...”—"When Times Get Tough, Some Go for Plastic Surgery (Published 2001)", New York Times, October 2001

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in New York, NY during 2012 were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	57
excision	16
eye procedures	184
plastic surgery procedures	39
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in New York, NY during 2013 were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	34
excision	20
eye procedures	255
plastic surgery procedures	47
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	20

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	198
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD in 2013

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in New York, NY during 2014 were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, reconstructive surgery and tissue transfer.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	37
eye procedures	202
plastic surgery procedures	61
reconstructive surgery	12
tissue transfer	12

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in New York, NY during 2015 were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	53
excision	13
eye procedures	165
plastic surgery procedures	19
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	336
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in New York, NY during 2016 were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, reconstructive surgery and tissue transfer.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	39
eye procedures	133
plastic surgery procedures	28
reconstructive surgery	12
tissue transfer	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD in 2016

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in New York, NY during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	34
eye procedures	120

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in New York, NY during 2018 were eye procedures and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	38
eye procedures	112
plastic surgery procedures	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	123
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD in 2018

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in New York, NY during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	35
eye procedures	68

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	74

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD in 2019

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in New York, NY during 2020 were eye procedures, reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery procedures and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	20
eye procedures	25
plastic surgery procedures	16
reconstructive surgery	16
tissue transfer	16
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	16

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	33

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD in 2020

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in New York, NY during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	33

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	13
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in New York, NY during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD in 2022

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in New York, NY were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

doctor visit	38
excision	16
eye procedures	119
plastic surgery procedures	31
reconstructive surgery	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
tissue transfer	13
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD.

**Gender**
Female	79
Male	47

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	98
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	1
75 to 84	48
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	49

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	3
Cancer	11

Education & Training

He completed residency at NYU Langone Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology - Ophthalmology and has a state license in New York.

Residency: NYU Langone Medical Center (1988)

Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology - Ophthalmology (1990)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

NYU Langone Health

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Oxford Liberty, MagnaCare PPO, CIGNA PPO, Oxford Freedom, HIP PPO, HIP POS, Oxford Medicare Advantage, GHI CBP, United Healthcare, HIP HMO, HIP Child Health, Medicare, HIP Access II, Empire BlueCross BlueShield PPO, HIP Access I, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Cigna, HIP Medicare, United Healthcare PPO, United Healthcare POS, United Healthcare HMO, PHCS PPO, United Healthcare EPO, Local 1199 PPO, The Empire Plan and Oxford Exchange.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Richard Neil Palu, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Oxford Liberty

MagnaCare PPO

CIGNA PPO

Oxford Freedom

HIP PPO

HIP POS

Oxford Medicare Advantage

GHI CBP

United Healthcare

HIP HMO

HIP Child Health

Medicare

HIP Access II

Empire BlueCross BlueShield PPO

HIP Access I

Empire BlueCross BlueShield

Cigna

HIP Medicare

United Healthcare PPO

United Healthcare POS

United Healthcare HMO

PHCS PPO

United Healthcare EPO

Local 1199 PPO

The Empire Plan

Oxford Exchange

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Acclarent, Inc	$233 Rhinology $233
Galderma Laboratories, L.P.	$147 $147
Stryker Corporation	$53 NEURO SPINE ENT $53

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$433

Biography

Dr. Richard Palu is a medical specialist in surgery and ophthalmology (eye disease). His professional affiliations include U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and NYU Langone Health. Dr. Palu usually honors Blue California, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, and CIGNA Plans, in addition to other insurance carriers. His training includes a residency program at NYU Langone Medical Center.