NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chelsea Southard Palmer, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Huntsville, AL

Chelsea Southard Palmer, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1487217899, issued on Apr 22, 2019. Check the license (Alabama MD.31313, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1487217899
Name
Chelsea Southard Palmer
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD.31313 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
301 Governors Dr SW, Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone
(256) 536-5511
Enumerated
Apr 22, 2019
Record last updated
Jun 13, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220705000959); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2019
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 301 Governors Dr SW

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

  1. Nessy Abraham, M. DInternal Medicine Physician1609154681
  2. Sawsan Alkurabi, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1710230586
  3. Miranda AndrusPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1801203658
  4. Bayley Atkins, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568213288
  5. Alan Baggett, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1104144252
  6. Amani Bajunayd, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316557754

Verify Chelsea Southard Palmer in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,203 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chelsea Palmer2,203
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium133 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium109 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate105 claims
  4. Omeprazole84 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium70 claims
  6. Lisinopril57 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 2 group practices

  1. Healogics Specialty Physicians OF Alabama LLCHuntsville, AL
  2. The Valley FoundationHuntsville, AL

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

Chelsea Southard Palmer among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama

Chelsea Southard Palmer, MD is one of 1,705 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

98 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Huntsville

They are 98 of the 5,555 NPPES records with a practice address in Huntsville, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bala Chennupati, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011922080084
  2. Don Evans, MDHuntsville, AL 358011710969522
  3. John Fanning, MDHuntsville, AL 358011417938762
  4. Carolyn Herrington, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011669453411
  5. Rupen Joshi, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011457341463
  6. Zaheer Khan, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011669454351
  7. Martin Lynn, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011760464820
  8. Dibyajiban Mahapatra, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011639163769

Common questions

What is Chelsea Southard Palmer, MD's NPI number?

Chelsea Southard Palmer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487217899, issued on Apr 22, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chelsea Southard Palmer, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 Governors Dr SW, Huntsville, AL, 35801. Phone: (256) 536-5511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chelsea Southard Palmer, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.31313, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Chelsea Southard Palmer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chelsea Southard Palmer, MD had 2,203 Medicare Part D claims for 228 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.