Claudio Palma, M.D.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Columbus, GA
Claudio Palma, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1154348464, issued on Jul 16, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 112047, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Claudio Palma
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License numbers
- 112047 GA
A79161 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1846 Warm Springs RD Ste 101, Columbus, GA 31904
- Phone
- (770) 962-3642
- Enumerated
- Jul 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 3, 2026
- Fax
- (770) 962-3643
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241231002243); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Claudio Palma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 112047Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
974 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 621 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen138 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl89 claims
- Gabapentin88 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine84 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er75 claims
- Pregabalin49 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: $94.69
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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
- Advanced Pain Diagnostic And Solutions IncRoseville, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Claudio Palma among 142 interventional pain medicine physician records in Georgia
Claudio Palma, M.D. is one of 142 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 92% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 109 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Georgia
There are 142 interventional pain medicine physician records in Georgia.
All 142 in Georgia → Every provider in Columbus → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Takia Oglesby, M.D.Columbus, GA 319091972720928
- Jeffrey PrinsellColumbus, GA 319091891937934
- Daniel Serrato, M.D.Columbus, GA 319091114960382
- Richard Haring, DO, MPHTifton, GA 317941811429558
- Maurice Bernaiche, D.O.Thomasville, GA 317921407824576
- Maximilian Shokat, D.O.Thomasville, GA 317921659559789
- Timothy Ward, MDThomasville, GA 317921528022050
- Willie Fussell, D.O.Albany, GA 317211740377787
Common questions
What is Claudio Palma, M.D.'s NPI number?
Claudio Palma, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154348464, issued on Jul 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Claudio Palma, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1846 Warm Springs RD Ste 101, Columbus, GA, 31904. Phone: (770) 962-3642. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Claudio Palma, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 112047, 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 Claudio Palma, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Claudio Palma, M.D. had 974 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. 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.