Biff Franklin Palmer, MD
Nephrology Physician · Dallas, TX
Biff Franklin Palmer, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1053380550, issued on Mar 16, 2006. Check the license (Texas F9915, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Biff Franklin Palmer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- F9915 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390
- Phone
- (214) 645-2888
- Enumerated
- Mar 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2024
- Fax
- (214) 648-2071
- Medicaid ID
- 129858006 TX
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Biff Franklin Palmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license F9915Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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): 74.6 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: $54,049.55
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Biff Franklin Palmer among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Biff Franklin Palmer, MD is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 82% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Biff Franklin Palmer, MD's NPI number?
Biff Franklin Palmer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053380550, issued on Mar 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Biff Franklin Palmer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75390. Phone: (214) 645-2888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Biff Franklin Palmer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number F9915, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Biff Franklin Palmer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Biff Franklin Palmer, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Biff Franklin Palmer, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.6 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.