Douglas Misael Palacios Hernandez
Internal Medicine Physician · Worcester, MA
Douglas Misael Palacios Hernandez is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Worcester, Massachusetts, and NPI 1134756760, issued on Mar 24, 2020. Check the license (Massachusetts 1014282, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas Misael Palacios Hernandez
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 1014282 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 291 Lincoln St, Worcester, MA 01605
- Phone
- (508) 799-2922
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2020
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2023
- Fax
- (508) 755-4075
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231017001381); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Douglas Misael Palacios Hernandez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 1014282Check 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 internal medicine physician in 2024
1,340 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium82 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate69 claims
- Omeprazole51 claims
- Lisinopril50 claims
- Metformin Hcl43 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium40 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Umass Memorial Medical Group IncWorcester, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Douglas Misael Palacios Hernandez among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Douglas Misael Palacios Hernandez is one of 6,825 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 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 2020, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 87% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
448 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Worcester
They are 448 of the 13,166 NPPES records with a practice address in Worcester, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Douglas Misael Palacios Hernandez's NPI number?
Douglas Misael Palacios Hernandez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134756760, issued on Mar 24, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas Misael Palacios Hernandez located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 291 Lincoln St, Worcester, MA, 01605. Phone: (508) 799-2922. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas Misael Palacios Hernandez's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 1014282, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Douglas Misael Palacios Hernandez prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas Misael Palacios Hernandez had 1,340 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.