Lauri A. Palmer, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Wheatland, WY
Lauri A. Palmer, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Wheatland, Wyoming, and NPI 1154411957, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (Wyoming 5657A, as entered in NPPES) on the Wyoming Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauri A. Palmer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 5657A WY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1551 Brice Street, Wheatland, WY 82201
- Phone
- (307) 322-3861
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2025
- Fax
- (307) 322-2018
- Medicaid ID
- 110786100 WY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050818000133); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest family medicine physician records → All 400 in Wyoming → Look up another NPI →
Verify Lauri A. Palmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWyoming Board of Medicine
Search for license 5657ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,527 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 119 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium373 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium270 claims
- Potassium Chloride257 claims
- Losartan Potassium206 claims
- Furosemide184 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate175 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): 100 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).
3 hospitals and group practices
- Platte County HospitalWheatland, WY · Critical Access Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Banner Health Physicians West LLCWorland, WY
- Rural Physicians Group-Pannu PLLCWheatland, WY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Lauri A. Palmer among 400 family medicine physician records in Wyoming
Lauri A. Palmer, MD is one of 400 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Wyoming. 80% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2009 among the 229 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207Q00000X and a Wyoming practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Wheatland
They are 3 of the 107 NPPES records with a practice address in Wheatland, and 400 family medicine physician records in Wyoming.
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Common questions
What is Lauri A. Palmer, MD's NPI number?
Lauri A. Palmer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154411957, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauri A. Palmer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1551 Brice Street, Wheatland, WY, 82201. Phone: (307) 322-3861. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauri A. Palmer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Wyoming license number 5657A, as entered by the provider. Search the Wyoming Board of Medicine at https://wyomedboard.wyo.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lauri A. Palmer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauri A. Palmer, MD had 5,527 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lauri A. Palmer, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.