Jo-Ann Palms, PA
Physician Assistant · San Francisco, CA
Jo-Ann Palms, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1841655768, issued on Dec 18, 2015. Check the license (California 59184, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jo-Ann Palms
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 59184 CA
019367 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2 Embarcadero Ctr Lbby Level, San Francisco, CA 94111
- Phone
- (888) 663-6331
- Enumerated
- Dec 18, 2015
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2025
- Fax
- (415) 252-7176
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211201001242); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jo-Ann Palms in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 59184Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
143 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin16 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
- East County Urgent Care Industrial And Medical Clinic IncEl Cajon, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jo-Ann Palms among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Jo-Ann Palms, PA is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 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 2015, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 41% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Jo-Ann Palms, PA's NPI number?
Jo-Ann Palms, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841655768, issued on Dec 18, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jo-Ann Palms, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2 Embarcadero Ctr Lbby Level, San Francisco, CA, 94111. Phone: (888) 663-6331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jo-Ann Palms, PA's license?
NPPES lists California license number 59184, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jo-Ann Palms, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jo-Ann Palms, PA had 143 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.