Christine J. Palmer, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Springfield, MO
Christine J. Palmer, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Springfield, Missouri, and NPI 1124583968, issued on Feb 6, 2019. Check the license (Missouri 2019003325, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine J. Palmer
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 2019003325 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3555 S National Ave, Springfield, MO 65807
- Phone
- (417) 875-3800
- Enumerated
- Feb 6, 2019
- Record last updated
- Feb 7, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190308000176); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christine J. Palmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2019003325Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
662 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 355 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen320 claims
- Cephalexin107 claims
- Gabapentin73 claims
- Baclofen45 claims
- Tramadol Hcl35 claims
- Eliquis26 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $45.40
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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 2 group practices
- Lester E Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO
- Lester E Cox Medical CentersLebanon, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christine J. Palmer among 1,790 physician assistant records in Missouri
Christine J. Palmer, PA-C is one of 1,790 physician assistant records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2019, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 50% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2019 among the 1,250 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
234 physician assistant records list a practice address in Springfield
They are 234 of the 6,403 NPPES records with a practice address in Springfield, and 1,790 physician assistant records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Christine J. Palmer, PA-C's NPI number?
Christine J. Palmer, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124583968, issued on Feb 6, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine J. Palmer, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3555 S National Ave, Springfield, MO, 65807. Phone: (417) 875-3800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine J. Palmer, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2019003325, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christine J. Palmer, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine J. Palmer, PA-C had 662 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christine J. Palmer, PA-C's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.