Alexander Palmer
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Lees Summit, MO
Alexander Palmer is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Lees Summit, Missouri, and NPI 1528451044, issued on Mar 9, 2015. Check the license (Missouri 2021022415, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Palmer
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- 2021022415 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2861 NE Independence Ave Ste 201, Lees Summit, MO 64064
- Phone
- (816) 525-2840
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210701001399); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Kansas City University Of Med & Biosciences, College Of Osteo Med, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2861 NE Independence Ave Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sarah Bowser, MS, LAT, ATC, OTCAthletic Trainer1831646975
- Cade Chiles, PA-CPhysician Assistant1457106528
- Sarah Comegys, PA-CPhysician Assistant1831312453
- Jessica Cullen, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1467733345
- Chloe Davis, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1952164147
- Stephanie De Vere, MDOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1477102382
Verify Alexander Palmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2021022415Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
132 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 79 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl38 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen34 claims
- Cephalexin17 claims
- Prednisone12 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,186.83
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Acumed LLC. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Advanced Orthopedics And Sports MedicineLees Summit, MO
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncLansing, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander Palmer among 39 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Missouri
Alexander Palmer is one of 39 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 79% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2008 among the 30 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Missouri
There are 39 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Missouri.
All 39 in Missouri → Every provider in Lees Summit → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Taiber, M.D.Liberty, MO 640681730490491
- Jeffrey Bradley, MDIndependence, MO 640571851598353
- Paul Nassab, M.D.Independence, MO 640571427086933
- Christopher Maugans, M.D.Lees Summit, MO 640861770801839
- Amirreza Fatehi, MDKansas City, MO 641081114596616
- Micah Sinclair, MDKansas City, MO 641081689821431
- Colleen Glisson, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631411811181308
- Schuyler Halverson, MDSaint Louis, MO 631411154764116
Common questions
What is Alexander Palmer's NPI number?
Alexander Palmer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528451044, issued on Mar 9, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Palmer located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2861 NE Independence Ave Ste 201, Lees Summit, MO, 64064. Phone: (816) 525-2840. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Palmer's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2021022415, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander Palmer prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Palmer had 132 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alexander Palmer's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.