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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1437165750

Kenneth PalmerM.D.

Orthopedic SurgeryHouston, TXI
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QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
701
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$4K
Distinct drugs
7
Brand share
16.7%
Top prescribed drugs
Gabapentin220 claims
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl144 claims
Tramadol Hcl119 claims
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen117 claims
Methylprednisolone59 claims
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$262
Payment records
5
By payment type
Food and Beverage$262
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
1,188
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
1,445
Distinct HCPCS
17
Medicare payment
$196K
Peer benchmark
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Total Medicare services vs. 1,568 Orthopedic Surgery providers in TX — above median (cohort median 1,443).
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kenneth 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). 16 inbound referrers · 27 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
ST LUKE'S LAKESIDE HOSPITAL, LLC133519
Eric Price
Orthopedic Surgery · The Woodlands, TX
80256
CHI ST. LUKE'S HEALTH BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE MEDICAL CENTER73239
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc
Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX
67208
Ann Shi
Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX
2254
Benny Wang
Neurology · Conroe, TX
2162
Travis Hird
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Shenandoah, TX
2084
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX
2054
KIRBY GLEN SURGERY CENTER, LLC1859
Visveshwar Baskaran
Diagnostic Radiology · Baltimore, MD
1764
Timothy Seipel
Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX
1429
ASPIRE HOSPITAL, LLC1328
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
ST LUKE'S LAKESIDE HOSPITAL, LLC109239
Laboratory Corporation Of America
Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX
72197
ST. LUKE'S COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES68189
David Wells
Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX
67179
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc
Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX
57131
Eric Price
Orthopedic Surgery · The Woodlands, TX
51135
Luke Yoon
Diagnostic Radiology · Stanford, CA
4399
CHI ST. LUKE'S HEALTH BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE MEDICAL CENTER42102
Frederick Njuki
Internal Medicine · Shenandoah, TX
27222
CHCA CONROE LP2437
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM2364
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM22106
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.