Clair Esther Palley, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Lexington, KY
Clair Esther Palley, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1619935459, issued on May 2, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 40160, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Clair Esther Palley
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 40160 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 211 Fountain CT Ste 340, Lexington, KY 40509
- Phone
- (859) 263-1280
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (859) 263-1290
- Medicaid ID
- 64115819 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060530000050); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 211 Fountain CT Ste 340
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Lena Salameh, PHARMDPharmacist1407677933
Verify Clair Esther Palley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 40160Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
510 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium33 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate25 claims
- Trazodone Hcl25 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate19 claims
- Fluconazole17 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium16 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: $600.90
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals 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 2 group practices
- Alliance Personalized Health Care PLLCLexington, KY
- Visium Healthlink LLCRichmond, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Clair Esther Palley among 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky
Clair Esther Palley, M.D. is one of 1,968 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 80% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2006 among the 1,277 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 57% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
177 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lexington
They are 177 of the 14,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Clair Esther Palley, M.D.'s NPI number?
Clair Esther Palley, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619935459, issued on May 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Clair Esther Palley, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 211 Fountain CT Ste 340, Lexington, KY, 40509. Phone: (859) 263-1280. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Clair Esther Palley, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 40160, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Clair Esther Palley, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Clair Esther Palley, M.D. had 510 Medicare Part D claims for 67 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.