Desiree Twitty Palmer, DMD
General Practice Dentistry · Durham, NC
Desiree Twitty Palmer, DMD is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1285746966, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 5320, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Desiree Twitty Palmer
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 5320 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 105 Newsom St, Durham, NC 27704
- Phone
- (919) 471-9106
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 25, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 477-0954
- Medicaid ID
- 89996583 NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 105 Newsom St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Desiree Twitty Palmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5320Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $130.06
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Straumann USA LLC. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
Desiree Twitty Palmer among 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina
Desiree Twitty Palmer, DMD is one of 3,856 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in North Carolina. 66% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
135 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Durham
They are 135 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Desiree Twitty Palmer, DMD's NPI number?
Desiree Twitty Palmer, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285746966, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Desiree Twitty Palmer, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 105 Newsom St, Durham, NC, 27704. Phone: (919) 471-9106. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Desiree Twitty Palmer, DMD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5320, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Desiree Twitty Palmer, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Desiree Twitty Palmer, DMD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.