What is Michael Palmer's specialty?

Michael Palmer (NPI 1669539862) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Eureka, CA.

Where does Michael Palmer practice?

Michael Palmer practices in Eureka, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1669539862.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Palmer?

Michael Palmer (NPI 1669539862) received approximately $1.7M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,552 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1669539862

Michael PalmerM.D.

PRACTICENORTH COAST SURGICAL SPECIALISTSSee all providers at this practice →

General SurgeryEureka, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

4,357

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,493

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$943K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,763 General Surgery providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 269).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

681

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$71K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

94.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Clopidogrel Bisulfate348 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen92 claims

Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates86 claims

Apixaban40 claims

Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim39 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

86.1

Quality

67.4

Cost

75.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

85.0

Payment adjustment

0.47%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$323

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$323

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$323

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael 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). 95 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Timothy Dalsaso Diagnostic Radiology · Eureka, CA	157	535
ST. JOSEPH HEALTH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, LLC	136	706
Kathryn Stollmeyer Physician Assistant · Eureka, CA	108	390
Natalia Zarzhevsky Diagnostic Radiology · Arcata, CA	100	430
Allen Mathew Nephrology · Eureka, CA	96	1,196
SUTTER COAST HOSPITAL	90	755
James Moore Diagnostic Radiology · Eureka, CA	79	273
HUSBAND, GEORGE	79	326
Gloria Abels Internal Medicine · Eureka, CA	63	386
Helmuth Vollger Diagnostic Radiology · Hialeah Gardens, FL	46	157
BIO-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF EUREKA, INC.	46	233
John Fjerstad Podiatry · Mckinleyville, CA	46	298

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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