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Steven D. Palte, PA

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(Steven Palte, PA-C)

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

1400 East 2nd Street
Defiance, OH 43512

(419) 783-3300

Steven D. Palte, PA is in Bellevue, OH specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Steven D. Palte, PA is affiliated with Mercy Health, Lima Memorial Health System, Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital, ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE OF OHIO INC, MERCY MEDICAL PARTNERS NORTHERN REGION SPECIALTY CARE LLC and Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center.

Office Locations

Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center

102 Commerce Park Drive
Bellevue, OH 44811

(419) 484-5430

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Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center

1400 East 2nd Street
Defiance, OH 43512

(419) 783-3300

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1501 Bright Road
Findlay, OH 45840

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801 Medical Drive
Lima, OH 45804

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Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center

830 West Main Street
Coldwater, OH 45828

1-800-022-5392

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Steven D. Palte, PA in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

decompression surgery

decompressive laminectomy

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

nerve decompression surgery

nerve procedures

nerve surgery

spinal decompression

spinal decompression surgery

spinal instrumentation

spine imaging

spine surgery procedures

spine X-ray

In 2023, Steven D. Palte, PA had a list price for decompression surgery, decompressive laminectomy, decompressive lumbar laminectomy, facetectomy, foraminotomy, lamina procedures, laminectomy, laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy, lumbar decompression, lumbar laminectomy, lumbar spine surgery, neck X-ray, nerve decompression surgery, nerve procedures, nerve surgery, spinal decompression, spinal decompression surgery, spinal instrumentation (e.g. rods/screws/metal plates), spine imaging, spine surgery procedures, and spine X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Ohio. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

By Affordability:

X-rays

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Ohio, Steven D. Palte, PA performed more decompressive lumbar laminectomy procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

laminectomy

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

spinal decompression surgery

spinal procedures

spine X-ray

In 2012, Steven D. Palte, PA performed more laminectomy, laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy, spinal decompression surgery, spinal procedures, and spine X-ray procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Ohio.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Steven D. Palte, PA treated as in Bellevue, OH during 2012 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Steven D. Palte, PA for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	28
aspiration	32
decompression surgery	60
doctor visit	33
hospital care	30
injections	32
inpatient care	30
nerve procedures	60
spinal procedures	159
X-rays	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Steven D. Palte, PA treated as in Bellevue, OH during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Steven D. Palte, PA for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	48
aspiration	68
decompression surgery	85
doctor visit	159
hospital care	25
injections	68
inpatient care	25
neck surgery	19
nerve procedures	85
spinal procedures	398
X-rays	200

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Steven D. Palte, PA.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	279
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	38
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Steven D. Palte, PA in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Steven D. Palte, PA treated as in Bellevue, OH during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Steven D. Palte, PA for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	74
aspiration	68
decompression surgery	119
doctor visit	621
hospital care	26
injections	68
inpatient care	26
neck surgery	35
nerve procedures	119
spinal procedures	594
X-rays	325

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Steven D. Palte, PA.

**Gender**
Male	273
Female	364

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	590
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	278
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	61
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Steven D. Palte, PA in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Steven D. Palte, PA treated as in Bellevue, OH during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Steven D. Palte, PA for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	49
aspiration	62
decompression surgery	79
doctor visit	619
hospital care	24
injections	62
inpatient care	24
neck surgery	26
nerve procedures	79
spinal procedures	430
X-rays	265

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Steven D. Palte, PA.

**Gender**
Male	530
Female	648

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1070
Black	74
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	514
From 75 to 84	350
85 and over	140
Less than 65	174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Steven D. Palte, PA in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Steven D. Palte, PA treated as in Bellevue, OH during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Steven D. Palte, PA for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	58
aspiration	65
decompression surgery	109
doctor visit	719
hospital care	54
injections	65
inpatient care	54
neck surgery	36
nerve procedures	109
spinal procedures	495
X-rays	260

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Steven D. Palte, PA.

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	401

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	636
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	289
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	70
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Steven D. Palte, PA in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Steven D. Palte, PA treated as in Bellevue, OH during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Steven D. Palte, PA for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	36
aspiration	24
decompression surgery	102
doctor visit	700
hospital care	48
injections	24
inpatient care	48
neck surgery	24
nerve procedures	102
spinal procedures	433
X-rays	236

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Steven D. Palte, PA.

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	374

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	596
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	305
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	57
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Steven D. Palte, PA in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Steven D. Palte, PA treated as in Bellevue, OH during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Steven D. Palte, PA for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
aspiration	24
decompression surgery	64
doctor visit	590
hospital care	29
injections	24
inpatient care	29
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	64
spinal procedures	330
X-rays	226

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Steven D. Palte, PA.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	303

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	489
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	58
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Steven D. Palte, PA in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Steven D. Palte, PA treated as in Bellevue, OH during 2019 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Steven D. Palte, PA for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
decompression surgery	64
doctor visit	548
hospital care	20
injections	17
inpatient care	20
nerve procedures	64
spinal procedures	357
X-rays	233

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Steven D. Palte, PA.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	437
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	43
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Steven D. Palte, PA in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Steven D. Palte, PA treated as in Bellevue, OH during 2020 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Steven D. Palte, PA for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	52
doctor visit	448
nerve procedures	52
spinal procedures	280
X-rays	191

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Steven D. Palte, PA.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	362
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	33
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Steven D. Palte, PA in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Steven D. Palte, PA treated as in Bellevue, OH during 2021 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Steven D. Palte, PA for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
decompression surgery	47
doctor visit	473
injections	13
nerve procedures	47
spinal procedures	264
X-rays	179

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Steven D. Palte, PA.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	371
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	26
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Steven D. Palte, PA in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Steven D. Palte, PA treated as in Bellevue, OH during 2022 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Steven D. Palte, PA for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	53
doctor visit	314
nerve procedures	53
spinal procedures	244
X-rays	153

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Steven D. Palte, PA.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	315
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	31
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Steven D. Palte, PA in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Steven D. Palte, PA for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Steven D. Palte, PA treated as in Bellevue, OH were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	43
aspiration	41
decompression surgery	75
doctor visit	474
hospital care	32
injections	41
inpatient care	32
neck surgery	25
nerve procedures	75
spinal procedures	362
X-rays	208

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Steven D. Palte, PA.

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	23
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	467
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	156
85 and over	50
Less than 65	72
65 to 74	228

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Steven D. Palte, PA From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Steven D. Palte, PA treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	9
Dementia	8

Education & Training

He is certified by the Certification: Certified and has a state license in Ohio.

Board Certification: Certification: Certified

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Steven D. Palte, PA is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mercy Health

Lima Memorial Health System

Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital

ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE OF OHIO INC

MERCY MEDICAL PARTNERS NORTHERN REGION SPECIALTY CARE LLC

Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center

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.

Steven D. Palte, PA appears to accept the following insurance providers: HealthSpring, WellCare, Medicare Advantage, AmeriHealth, MultiPlan, HealthSmart, Health Alliance Plan (HAP), United Healthcare, Medical Mutual, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Anthem, McLaren Health Plan, Molina Healthcare, Payer Provider, CIN-MHS NON-MSSP, Sedgwick/Careworks KY OH SC VA, SummaCare OH, Aetna Commercial & Aetna Medicare OH, Valor Health Plan OH, Lutheran Preferred OH, Parkview-Signature One OH, Quality Care Partners PPO OH, Buckeye Health Plan OH, Aetna Better Health OH, Medigold OH, Align Senior Care OH, Ohio Health Choice, Ohio BWC, Immergrun OH, CareSource OH, Medicare OH, Frontpath Health Coalition OH and The Health Plan OH.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Steven D. Palte, PA accepts the following insurance providers:

HealthSpring

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

AmeriHealth

MultiPlan

HealthSmart

Health Alliance Plan (HAP)

United Healthcare

Medical Mutual

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Anthem

McLaren Health Plan

Molina Healthcare

Payer Provider

CIN-MHS NON-MSSP

Sedgwick/Careworks KY OH SC VA

SummaCare OH

Aetna Commercial & Aetna Medicare OH

Valor Health Plan OH

Lutheran Preferred OH

Parkview-Signature One OH

Quality Care Partners PPO OH

Buckeye Health Plan OH

Aetna Better Health OH

Medigold OH

Align Senior Care OH

Ohio Health Choice

Ohio BWC

Immergrun OH

CareSource OH

Medicare OH

Frontpath Health Coalition OH

The Health Plan OH

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Biography

Mr. Steven Palte practices orthopedics/orthopedic surgery in Lima, OH, Findlay, OH, and Coldwater, OH. He usually is in-network for McLaren Health Plan, Anthem, and Medical Mutual, as well as other insurance carriers. He is affiliated with Lima Memorial Health System and Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital. Mercy Health reports that Mr. Palte is accepting new patients at his office in Lima, OH.