Bruce M. Palmer, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Payson, AZ
Bruce M. Palmer, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Payson, Arizona, and NPI 1326110743, issued on Nov 14, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 46540, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce M. Palmer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 46540 AZ
133748 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 122 E Main St, Payson, AZ 85541
- Phone
- (928) 596-4600
- Enumerated
- Nov 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 11, 2023
- Fax
- (928) 596-4620
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230815003957); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 122 E Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Bruce M. Palmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 46540Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
86 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 39 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl31 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): 87.8 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Banner Physician Specialists Arizona LLCPayson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bruce M. Palmer among 760 surgery physician records in Arizona
Bruce M. Palmer, M.D. is one of 760 surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 72% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2006 among the 401 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 45% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 surgery physician records list a practice address in Payson
They are 5 of the 226 NPPES records with a practice address in Payson, and 760 surgery physician records in Arizona.
All 760 in Arizona → Every provider in Payson → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Luis Coppelli, M.D.Payson, AZ 855411518936939
- Katharine Raymer, MDPayson, AZ 855411942427679
- Mark Williams, MDPayson, AZ 855411629143144
- Leroy Wombold, DOPayson, AZ 855411841267937
- Jeffrey Erfe, MDSafford, AZ 855461831696954
- Jorden Marble, M. D.Thatcher, AZ 855521063891224
- Joseph Abdo, M.D.Globe, AZ 855011821090879
- Rachel Alt, MDGlobe, AZ 855011215291604
Common questions
What is Bruce M. Palmer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bruce M. Palmer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326110743, issued on Nov 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce M. Palmer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 122 E Main St, Payson, AZ, 85541. Phone: (928) 596-4600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce M. Palmer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 46540, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce M. Palmer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce M. Palmer, M.D. had 86 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bruce M. Palmer, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.8 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.