Douglas R. Palmer, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Janesville, WI
Douglas R. Palmer, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Janesville, Wisconsin, and NPI 1427095694, issued on May 31, 2006. Check the license (Wisconsin 27483-020, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas R. Palmer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 27483-020 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3524 E Milwaukee St, Janesville, WI 53546
- Phone
- (608) 756-7100
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 30748700 WI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070529000043); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3524 E Milwaukee St
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Verify Douglas R. Palmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 27483-020Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
66 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam13 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: $71.33
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ConvaTec Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Mercy Health System CorporationJanesville, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Douglas R. Palmer among 656 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Wisconsin
Douglas R. Palmer, MD is one of 656 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 71% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2006 among the 401 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Wisconsin
There are 656 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Wisconsin.
All 656 in Wisconsin → Every provider in Janesville → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Pinak Shukla, MDJanesville, WI 535461225291545
- Ellen Obrien, MDJanesville, WI 535451508321209
- David Nilsen, D.O.Janesville, WI 535481588811244
- Thomas Nordland, MDFort Atkinson, WI 535381760470884
- Stanley Peterson, MDFort Atkinson, WI 535381992793392
- Paul Schuppner, D.O.Fort Atkinson, WI 535381215145206
- Isidoro Zambrano, MDFort Atkinson, WI 535381598712663
- James Self, M.D.Dodgeville, WI 535331366415895
Common questions
What is Douglas R. Palmer, MD's NPI number?
Douglas R. Palmer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427095694, issued on May 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas R. Palmer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3524 E Milwaukee St, Janesville, WI, 53546. Phone: (608) 756-7100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas R. Palmer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 27483-020, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Douglas R. Palmer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas R. Palmer, MD had 66 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.