What is Ben Palmer's specialty?

Ben Palmer (NPI 1235463944) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Nipomo, CA.

Where does Ben Palmer practice?

Ben Palmer practices in Nipomo, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1235463944.

How much does Medicare pay Ben Palmer?

Ben Palmer (NPI 1235463944) received approximately $89K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 533 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1235463944

Ben PalmerO.D.

PRACTICENIPOMO OPTOMETRY INCSee all providers at this practice →

OptometryNipomo, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,185

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,389

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$86K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,493 Optometry providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 147).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

293

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$43K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

27.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost141 claims

Bimatoprost37 claims

Fluorometholone20 claims

Latanoprostene Bunod19 claims

Timolol Maleate18 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

88.5

Quality

77.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.57%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$156

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$156

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$156

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ben Palmer's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 2 inbound referrers · 4 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Robert Firestone Family Practice · Santa Maria, CA	17	34
Pacific Point Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · San Luis Obispo, CA	16	35

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
DIGNITY HEALTH	38	61
Pacific Point Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · San Luis Obispo, CA	22	44
Robert Firestone Family Practice · Santa Maria, CA	14	27
Premier Surgery Center Of Santa Maria Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Santa Maria, CA	13	56

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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