Adrian L. Palar, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Nevada, IA
Adrian L. Palar, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Nevada, Iowa, and NPI 1952374811, issued on Feb 10, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 31217, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Adrian L. Palar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 31217 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 640 S 19TH St Ste 100, Nevada, IA 50201
- Phone
- (515) 382-5413
- Enumerated
- Feb 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 382-7107
- Medicaid IDs
- 0138131 IA
0634600 IA
1138131 IA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090921000003); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 640 S 19TH St Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Adrian L. Palar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 31217Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,174 Medicare Part D claims for 314 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 460 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium358 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate228 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium210 claims
- Tramadol Hcl206 claims
- Gabapentin190 claims
- Lisinopril190 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
One hospital affiliation
- Story County HospitalNevada, IA · Critical Access Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
8 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Nevada
They are 8 of the 82 NPPES records with a practice address in Nevada, and 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Adrian L. Palar, MD's NPI number?
Adrian L. Palar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952374811, issued on Feb 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Adrian L. Palar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 640 S 19TH St Ste 100, Nevada, IA, 50201. Phone: (515) 382-5413. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Adrian L. Palar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 31217, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Adrian L. Palar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Adrian L. Palar, MD had 7,174 Medicare Part D claims for 314 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.