Cedric Morris Palmer, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Cookeville, TN
Cedric Morris Palmer, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Cookeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1558561464, issued on Jul 19, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee MD42624, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cedric Morris Palmer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD42624 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 128 N Whitney Ave, Cookeville, TN 38501
- Phone
- (931) 783-5848
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (931) 528-1266
- Medicaid IDs
- 3000582 TN
7100423350 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070913000670); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cedric Morris Palmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD42624Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
552 Medicare Part D claims for 284 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Dexamethasone146 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate121 claims
- Mupirocin30 claims
- Cefdinir27 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro26 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass25 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $18.03
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 one group practice
- Chuc, LLCAlcoa, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cedric Morris Palmer among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Cedric Morris Palmer, M.D. is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
32 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Cookeville
They are 32 of the 1,654 NPPES records with a practice address in Cookeville, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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- Thomas Jenkins, MDCookeville, TN 385011992719934
Common questions
What is Cedric Morris Palmer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cedric Morris Palmer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558561464, issued on Jul 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cedric Morris Palmer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 128 N Whitney Ave, Cookeville, TN, 38501. Phone: (931) 783-5848. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cedric Morris Palmer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD42624, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cedric Morris Palmer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cedric Morris Palmer, M.D. had 552 Medicare Part D claims for 284 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.