NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Barnard James Agana Palmer, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Oakland, CA

Barnard James Agana Palmer, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1477789220, issued on Jun 8, 2009. Check the license (California A95449, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477789220
Name
Barnard James Agana Palmer
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
A95449 CA
261632 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1411 East 31St Street, Oakland, CA 94602
Phone
(510) 437-4800
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2009
Record last updated
Sep 7, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111017000736); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York University School Of Medicine, 2004
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 1411 East 31St Street

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

  1. Lindsey Deputy, RN, MS, CNSOncology Registered Nurse1215588868
  2. Helen Driscoll, MDInternal Medicine Physician1720168230
  3. Ahmed Elattma, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1750141776
  4. Joshua ElyOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1528430121
  5. Linda Engelstad, MDAllergy & Immunology (Internal Medicine) Physician1710997374
  6. Dena Fisher, MSWClinical Social Worker1962685156

Verify Barnard James Agana Palmer in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%64.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Alameda Health SystemSan Leandro, CA

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

Barnard James Agana Palmer among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

Barnard James Agana Palmer, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 63% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Miriam Bullard, M.D.Oakland, CA 946021922150978
  2. Kelley Chuang, M.D.Oakland, CA 946021659530822
  3. Brynnen Forster, MDOakland, CA 946021639409006
  4. Rachel Gomez, M.D.Oakland, CA 946021023278132
  5. Alden Harken, M.D.Oakland, CA 946021225148398
  6. Elsa Hirvela, M.D.Oakland, CA 946021265575856
  7. Kristin Kanka, D.O.Oakland, CA 946021518296888
  8. Terrence Liu, M.D.Oakland, CA 946021205977345

Common questions

What is Barnard James Agana Palmer, M.D.'s NPI number?

Barnard James Agana Palmer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477789220, issued on Jun 8, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Barnard James Agana Palmer, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1411 East 31St Street, Oakland, CA, 94602. Phone: (510) 437-4800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Barnard James Agana Palmer, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A95449, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Barnard James Agana Palmer, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.