Claro Tesoro Palma, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Ellijay, GA
Claro Tesoro Palma, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Ellijay, Georgia, and NPI 1679527063, issued on May 20, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 82720, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Claro Tesoro Palma
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 82720 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 822 Industrial Blvd Ste 100, Ellijay, GA 30540
- Phone
- (706) 515-7030
- Enumerated
- May 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 0133629 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190723002095); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 822 Industrial Blvd Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Angela Schneider, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1437768785
- Racquel Watkins, RNRegistered Nurse1215881776
Verify Claro Tesoro Palma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 82720Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,284 Medicare Part D claims for 392 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone327 claims
- Methotrexate315 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate252 claims
- Pilocarpine Hcl140 claims
- Leflunomide105 claims
- Alendronate Sodium94 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $257.76
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Piedmont Providers LLCCanton, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Claro Tesoro Palma among 196 rheumatology physician records in Georgia
Claro Tesoro Palma, MD is one of 196 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2005 among the 151 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Georgia
There are 196 rheumatology physician records in Georgia.
All 196 in Georgia → Every provider in Ellijay → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Wang, MDBuford, GA 305191376002642
- Marta Bognar, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011336102425
- William Chafin, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011225122716
- Sylvia Dold, DOGainesville, GA 305011326088873
- Stephen Elmore, MDGainesville, GA 305011467891564
- Brent Flickinger, MDGainesville, GA 305011902914872
- Yashswee Kc, MDGainesville, GA 305011093202343
- Tracy Lovell, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011821066952
Common questions
What is Claro Tesoro Palma, MD's NPI number?
Claro Tesoro Palma, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679527063, issued on May 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Claro Tesoro Palma, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 822 Industrial Blvd Ste 100, Ellijay, GA, 30540. Phone: (706) 515-7030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Claro Tesoro Palma, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 82720, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Claro Tesoro Palma, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Claro Tesoro Palma, MD had 2,284 Medicare Part D claims for 392 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Claro Tesoro Palma, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.