Benjamin Palmer, DPM
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Clarksville, TN
Benjamin Palmer, DPM is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Clarksville, Tennessee, and NPI 1164955308, issued on Apr 5, 2017. Check the license (Tennessee 935, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Palmer
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
- License numbers
- 935 TN
283247 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 135 Chesapeake Lane, Clarksville, TN 37040
- Phone
- (931) 245-1920
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2017
- Record last updated
- Dec 31, 2024
- Fax
- (931) 245-1928
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230616000939); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Palmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 935Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024
390 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl49 claims
- Ciclopirox48 claims
- Meloxicam42 claims
- Ketoconazole29 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate28 claims
- Gabapentin23 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 64 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $570.79
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 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
- Gateway Foot And Ankle Center PLCHopkinsville, KY
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncClarksville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Palmer among 130 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Tennessee
Benjamin Palmer, DPM is one of 130 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 75% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2010 among the 110 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in Tennessee
There are 130 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Tennessee.
All 130 in Tennessee → Every provider in Clarksville → Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Truscello, D.P.M.Clarksville, TN 370401437397007
- Douglas Holder, DPMClarksville, TN 370431932738978
- Richard Lavigna, DPMBrentwood, TN 370271952484495
- Natalia Parolie, DPMBrentwood, TN 370271699181438
- Kelly Brace, DPMDickson, TN 370551609225986
- Ethan HydeDickson, TN 370551831658632
- Jennalouise Hollnagel-Kauffman, DPMFranklin, TN 370641538545298
- Lucy Barrow, DPMGallatin, TN 370661386165694
Common questions
What is Benjamin Palmer, DPM's NPI number?
Benjamin Palmer, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164955308, issued on Apr 5, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Palmer, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 135 Chesapeake Lane, Clarksville, TN, 37040. Phone: (931) 245-1920. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Palmer, DPM's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 935, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin Palmer, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Palmer, DPM had 390 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Palmer, DPM's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 64 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.