James S. Palmer, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Kalamazoo, MI
James S. Palmer, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and NPI 1144316373, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4704232568, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James S. Palmer
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 4704232568 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1722 Shaffer Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49048
- Phone
- (269) 381-3963
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (269) 381-3215
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070409000113); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1722 Shaffer Street
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Verify James S. Palmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 4704232568Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
252 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate49 claims
- Eliquis40 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl28 claims
- Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)14 claims
- Dofetilide13 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $149.75
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- Ascension Medical Group PromedKalamazoo, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James S. Palmer among 3,574 nurse practitioner records in Michigan
James S. Palmer, NP is one of 3,574 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Michigan. 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2017 among the 1,983 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
63 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Kalamazoo
They are 63 of the 6,553 NPPES records with a practice address in Kalamazoo, and 3,574 nurse practitioner records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is James S. Palmer, NP's NPI number?
James S. Palmer, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144316373, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James S. Palmer, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1722 Shaffer Street, Kalamazoo, MI, 49048. Phone: (269) 381-3963. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James S. Palmer, NP's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4704232568, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James S. Palmer, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James S. Palmer, NP had 252 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James S. Palmer, NP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.