Deseree D. Palafox, APN-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Las Vegas, NV
Deseree D. Palafox, APN-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Las Vegas, Nevada, and NPI 1770590606, issued on Aug 2, 2006. Check the license (Nevada APN000827, as entered in NPPES) with the Nevada board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Deseree D. Palafox
- Credential
- APN-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- APN000827 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1700 Wheeler Peak Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89106
- Phone
- (702) 383-2565
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (702) 646-0298
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060309000698); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1700 Wheeler Peak Dr.
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Deseree D. Palafox in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nevada board licenses this profession
Search for license APN000827Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
560 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam77 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa46 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate43 claims
- Amoxicillin33 claims
- Prednisone29 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl27 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: $669.67
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- University Medical Center OF Southern NevadaLas Vegas, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Deseree D. Palafox among 2,165 family nurse practitioner records in Nevada
Deseree D. Palafox, APN-C is one of 2,165 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Nevada. 75% 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 under 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2020 among the 1,328 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 29% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Deseree D. Palafox, APN-C's NPI number?
Deseree D. Palafox, APN-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770590606, issued on Aug 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Deseree D. Palafox, APN-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 Wheeler Peak Dr., Las Vegas, NV, 89106. Phone: (702) 383-2565. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Deseree D. Palafox, APN-C's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number APN000827, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Deseree D. Palafox, APN-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Deseree D. Palafox, APN-C had 560 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.