NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carlos Palacios

Internal Medicine Physician · Pasadena, CA

Carlos Palacios is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Pasadena, California, and NPI 1285262964, issued on Mar 30, 2020. Check the license (California A185635, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285262964
Name
Carlos Palacios
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A185635 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
988 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105
Phone
(626) 799-4191
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2020
Record last updated
Nov 5, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231109003652); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York Medical College, 2019
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 988 S Fair Oaks Ave

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

  1. Linda Aoyama, M.D.Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1760458533
  2. Rafael Avakyan, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1629024393
  3. Josh Baek, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1568768323
  4. Karine Baghdanian, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1326832080
  5. Helen Banh, DOFamily Medicine Physician1386223998
  6. Dolores Barba, MDInternal Medicine Physician1992700603

Verify Carlos Palacios 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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65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,108 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carlos Palacios1,108
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium93 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate73 claims
  3. Fluticasone Propionate57 claims
  4. Gabapentin43 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa41 claims
  6. Lisinopril38 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Healthcare Partners Affiliates Medical GroupAnaheim, CA

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

Carlos Palacios among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Carlos Palacios is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

137 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Pasadena

They are 137 of the 10,525 NPPES records with a practice address in Pasadena, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dolores Barba, MDPasadena, CA 911051992700603
  2. Barry Blum, MDPasadena, CA 911051639141716
  3. Betsy Felser, MDPasadena, CA 911051144292897
  4. Todd Hee, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051689648693
  5. Wei Huang-Lee, MDPasadena, CA 911051972576841
  6. George Jung, MDPasadena, CA 911051720051881
  7. Kristin Karlyn, MDPasadena, CA 911051033182530
  8. Malathi Narayan, MDPasadena, CA 911051588637466

Common questions

What is Carlos Palacios's NPI number?

Carlos Palacios's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285262964, issued on Mar 30, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carlos Palacios located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 988 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91105. Phone: (626) 799-4191. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carlos Palacios's license?

NPPES lists California license number A185635, 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.

How much does Carlos Palacios prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carlos Palacios had 1,108 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.