What is Bruce Palmer's specialty?

Bruce Palmer (NPI 1750474078) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Wichita Falls, TX.

Where does Bruce Palmer practice?

Bruce Palmer practices in Wichita Falls, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1750474078.

How much does Medicare pay Bruce Palmer?

Bruce Palmer (NPI 1750474078) received approximately $400K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,513 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1750474078

Bruce PalmerMD

PRACTICEWICHITA HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER, PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

CardiologyWichita Falls, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,858

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,163

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$353K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,379 Cardiology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 2,215).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

8,215

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.3M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

25.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium833 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium692 claims

Ezetimibe689 claims

Apixaban502 claims

Metoprolol Succinate456 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

81.3

Quality

88.0

Cost

55.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

93.0

Payment adjustment

0.27%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$15K

Payment records

128

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$12K

Food and Beverage$3K

Top paying entities

Travel and Lodging$12K

Food and Beverage$3K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Bruce 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). 122 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNITED REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INC	990	2,614
Terry Seegers Diagnostic Radiology · Wichita Falls, TX	168	312
Mohammad Kazemaini Mofrad Diagnostic Radiology · Lancaster, CA	147	274
Jack Askins Cardiology · Wichita Falls, TX	132	275
BAYLOR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT	124	617
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	121	297
Sriram Sudarshan Cardiology · Wichita Falls, TX	118	281
Venkat Thota Cardiology · Wichita Falls, TX	117	303
SPENCER, DAVID	115	238
MIRZA, FAYYAZ	107	178
Ved Ganeshram Cardiology · Wichita Falls, TX	106	242
Ahmad Abazid Family Practice · Richardson, TX	105	294

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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