NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Atilio Edgardo Palma, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · High Point, NC

Atilio Edgardo Palma, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in High Point, North Carolina, and NPI 1598183279, issued on Mar 31, 2014. Check the license (North Carolina 2024-03559, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598183279
Name
Atilio Edgardo Palma
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
2024-03559 NC
ME149791 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1814 Westchester Dr Ste 401, High Point, NC 27262
Phone
(336) 802-2080
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2014
Record last updated
Mar 26, 2025
Fax
(336) 802-2081
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250312002265); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2014
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1814 Westchester Dr Ste 401

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Adam Aubuchon, M.D.Neurology Physician1336431451
  2. Nancy Behrens, MDNeurology Physician1205940244
  3. Sima Biswas, MDNeurology Physician1073139622
  4. Teddy Kim, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1013351808
  5. Reema Kumari, MDNeurology Physician1932718384
  6. Randall McCafferty, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1679672406

Verify Atilio Edgardo Palma in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

551 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 184 claims were for opioids.

  1. Atilio Palma551
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl117 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen103 claims
  3. Gabapentin72 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl44 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone43 claims
  6. Methocarbamol33 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $5,558.31

44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Precision Spine, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Atilio Palma$5,558
  2. Specialty average$14,926

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Wake Forest University Health SciencesHigh Point, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 226 neurological surgery physician records in North Carolina.

Other neurological surgery physician records in North Carolina

  1. Jihad Abdelgadir Imam Mohamed Ahmed, MDChapel Hill, NC1942706320
  2. Abdulaziz Abobotain, MDDurham, NC1801679428
  3. Albis Acosta, MDShelby, NC1407842073
  4. Tim Adamson, MDCharlotte, NC1326046236
  5. Cynthia Africk, MDPinehurst, NC1841210515
  6. Hazem Ahmed, MD, PHDDurham, NC1528276557
  7. Robert Allen, MDRaleigh, NC1952376949
  8. Mark Attiah, MD, MS, MBE, MPHChapel Hill, NC1639566177
  9. Jeffrey Beecher, DOWilmington, NC1205068186
  10. Andrey Belayev, M.D.Raleigh, NC1750566782

Common questions

What is Atilio Edgardo Palma, MD's NPI number?

Atilio Edgardo Palma, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598183279, issued on Mar 31, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Atilio Edgardo Palma, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1814 Westchester Dr Ste 401, High Point, NC, 27262. Phone: (336) 802-2080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Atilio Edgardo Palma, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2024-03559, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Atilio Edgardo Palma, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Atilio Edgardo Palma, MD had 551 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Atilio Edgardo Palma, MD'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.