Joel Nathaniel Palmer, D.O.
Hospitalist Physician · Braselton, GA
Joel Nathaniel Palmer, D.O. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Braselton, Georgia, and NPI 1952664963, issued on Jun 25, 2012. Check the license (Georgia 73613, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Nathaniel Palmer
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 73613 GA
LL1587 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 River PL, Braselton, GA 30517
- Phone
- (770) 848-4920
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (770) 848-1236
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150716002233); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel Nathaniel Palmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 73613Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
314 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone33 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 claims
- Azithromycin17 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium16 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa12 claims
- Cefdinir12 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): 82.6 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: $25.08
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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 3 group practices
- Cogent Healthcare OF Georgia PCSavannah, GA
- Hospital Medicine Services OF GA LLCSavannah, GA
- Northeast Georgia Physicians Group IncBraselton, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Nathaniel Palmer among 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia
Joel Nathaniel Palmer, D.O. is one of 967 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 57% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 849 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Braselton
They are 15 of the 340 NPPES records with a practice address in Braselton, and 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia.
All 967 in Georgia → Every provider in Braselton → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Umair Ahmad, MBBSBraselton, GA 305171942884085
- Olufemi Aina, MBBSBraselton, GA 305171356690671
- Francisco Albert, DOBraselton, GA 305171255352837
- Rohin ChandBraselton, GA 305171215433214
- Thomas EllingtonBraselton, GA 305171629420575
- Michael Ladd, MDBraselton, GA 305171831727122
- Jose Lara Gonzalez, M.D.Braselton, GA 305171972036200
- Daniel Robinson, MDBraselton, GA 305171821436023
Common questions
What is Joel Nathaniel Palmer, D.O.'s NPI number?
Joel Nathaniel Palmer, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952664963, issued on Jun 25, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Nathaniel Palmer, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 River PL, Braselton, GA, 30517. Phone: (770) 848-4920. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Nathaniel Palmer, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 73613, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel Nathaniel Palmer, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Nathaniel Palmer, D.O. had 314 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel Nathaniel Palmer, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.6 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.