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Orthopedic surgeons who accept Medicare in Wilkes-Barre, PA
CMS lists 23 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Wilkes-Barre. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 23. Offer telehealth: 7.
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 18702 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): a new-patient visit $85, of which you pay about $21; a follow-up visit $68, of which you pay about $17 — the 20% coinsurance after the yearly Part B deductible. Clinicians who don't accept assignment can charge up to 15% more; with a Medicare Advantage plan, your plan's copay applies instead.
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Order: clinicians who accept assignment first, then by MIPS score (highest first), then by last name.
Kenneth J. Brislin, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 89.4/100Graduated 1998 · Temple University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $328William P. Charlton, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 89.2/100Graduated 1995 · Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson UniversityMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $645James M. Mattucci Jr., MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 89.2/100Graduated 1994 · Temple University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $163Dante M. Palumbo, PA
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 89.2/100Graduated 2012 · Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $307Daniel E. Davis, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88.3/100Graduated 2011 · Tulane University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $62,088David J. Bozentka, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 84.9/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1987MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $392John A. Paglia, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 81.2/100Graduated 1988 · Georgetown University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $166Eugene D. Kim, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 32/100Graduated 1991 · University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryMaleOther offices in Wilkes-Barre: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $82Michael P. Banas, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 27.4/100Graduated 1988 · Perelman School of Med at the University of PennsylvaniaMaleOther offices in Wilkes-Barre: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $128Anthony J. Balsamo, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1974 · Medical College of PennsylvaniaMaleOther offices in Wilkes-Barre: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $129Shawn M. Bifano, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $67Chirag B. Chaudhary, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2010MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,414Tan Chen, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015 · Michigan State University College of Human MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,983Michael Jung, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015 · Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $2,107David J. Kolessar, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1987 · Temple University School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Wilkes-Barre: 4Drug and device company payments (2025): $579Kenneth Koury, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2010 · Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,376Michael S. Levy, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1999 · University of New England, College of Osteo MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $18John A. Lynott, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1996 · Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson UniversityMaleOther offices in Wilkes-Barre: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $1,137James Murphy, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2006MaleOther offices in Wilkes-Barre: 4Drug and device company payments (2025): $706Hans P. Olsen, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1999 · Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityMaleOther offices in Wilkes-Barre: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $500Mark P. Pallis, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1996 · Rowan University School of Osteopathic MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $4,577Kyle M. Rako, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019 · Wright State University Boonshoft School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,817Douglas Vanderbrook, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013 · State University of NY Upstate Medical UniversityMaleOther offices in Wilkes-Barre: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $6,596
Before you book
This list comes from Medicare's enrollment records, not from reviews. Call the office to confirm the clinician is taking new Medicare patients. With Original Medicare, a clinician who accepts assignment can only charge you the Medicare deductible and coinsurance; one who doesn't may charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, check that the clinician is in the plan's network.
The MIPS final score (0–100) comes from Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System for 2024. It combines quality measures, cost, improvement activities and use of certified health records, and it sets a payment adjustment. Clinicians who report as a group share the group's score. It is not a patient rating, and many clinicians have no published score.
Payments from drug and medical device companies come from CMS Open Payments (2025 general payments: meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and similar), summed for each clinician. Receiving payments is legal and common and does not mean a clinician did anything wrong.
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Enrollment, addresses and scores are as reported to CMS and can change. This is not a list of in-network providers for any Medicare Advantage plan, and it is not medical advice. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, Clinician MIPS Performance 2024 and Facility Affiliation Data (released Oct 2, 2026).