James Palma, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · New York, NY
James Palma, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1821114091, issued on Mar 21, 2007. Check the license (New York 170169, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Palma
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 170169 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 57 W 57TH St, New York, NY 10019
- Phone
- (212) 838-2200
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 14, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 838-2111
- Medicaid ID
- 01362481 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080505000481); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Palma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 170169Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
624 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Peg 3350-Electrolyte196 claims
- Famotidine112 claims
- Omeprazole96 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium36 claims
- Gavilyte-G23 claims
- Budesonide Dr21 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: $269.68
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- JP Gastroenterology Medical Practice, P.C.New York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Palma among 1,797 gastroenterology physician records in New York
James Palma, M.D. is one of 1,797 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in New York. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 56% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 1999 among the 1,378 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,797 gastroenterology physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is James Palma, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Palma, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821114091, issued on Mar 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Palma, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 57 W 57TH St, New York, NY, 10019. Phone: (212) 838-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Palma, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 170169, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Palma, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Palma, M.D. had 624 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.