Matti W Palo Jr., MD

Primary specialty

Orthopaedic Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207X00000X

License

MD.025221 Issued in LA

Practice address

1411 Ochsner Blvd
Covington, LA 70433-8110

Phone

(985) 807-1937

NPI assigned

Jul 6, 2006

Last updated

Jun 30, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 2

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in LA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Education

University of Alabama School of Medicine, 1998

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Joint Efforts LLCGroup PAC ID 9234552241, 3 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Pulse Home Health Care Home health agency, Covington, LA, CCN 197179
• Avala Hospital, Covington, LA, CCN 190267

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: matti.palo.1@21711.direct.athenahealth.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Joint Efforts LLC

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Covington, LA
  • NPI 1730704370
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD Authorized official
• Ochsner Clinic LLC

  • General Practice Physician
  • New Orleans, LA
  • NPI 1538151428
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Ochsner Clinic LLC

  dba Diabetes Prevention Program

  • Registered Dietitian
  • Covington, LA
  • NPI 1013747039
  NPD
• Ochsner Clinic LLC

  dba Ochsner Health Center - OB/GYN Westbank

  • General Practice Physician
  • Gretna, LA
  • NPI 1215171723
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• BGM Group, LLC

  dba Pulse Home Health Care

  • Home Health Agency
  • Covington, LA
  • NPI 1821044165
  Care Compare affiliation
• Fairway Medical Center, LLC

  dba Avala

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Covington, LA
  • NPI 1851487086
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Pain Associates Institute of Neurosciences
• Palliative Care at Heart, LLC
• Christian Palma
• Orlando J. Palmer, PHARM.D
• Cassidy Fischer Palmisano, LPC
• John J Palopoli, M.D.
• Pam II of Covington, LLC (PAM Health Specialty and Rehabilitation Hospital of Covington)
• Pam II of Covington, LLC (Northshore Specialty Hospital)
• Vince Panepinto
• Paradigm Health System (Northlake Neurological Institute)

• Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Covington, LA
• Providers in Covington, LA by specialty
• Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Louisiana

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jun 30, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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