Manuel J. Palafox, DO
Internal Medicine Physician · El Paso, TX
Manuel J. Palafox, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1952301137, issued on Jul 28, 2005. Check the license (Texas L6136, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Manuel J. Palafox
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- L6136 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1387 George Dieter Dr Bldg B, El Paso, TX 79936
- Phone
- (915) 275-0224
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 27, 2023
- Fax
- (915) 275-0225
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040727001014); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1387 George Dieter Dr Bldg B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Manuel J. Palafox in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L6136Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
18,420 Medicare Part D claims for 1,880 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 255 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,362 claims
- Metformin Hcl929 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium876 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate733 claims
- Losartan Potassium705 claims
- Lisinopril678 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: $93.83
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Wellmed Medical Group PAEl Paso, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Manuel J. Palafox among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Manuel J. Palafox, DO is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
262 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in El Paso
They are 262 of the 11,091 NPPES records with a practice address in El Paso, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Manuel J. Palafox, DO's NPI number?
Manuel J. Palafox, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952301137, issued on Jul 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Manuel J. Palafox, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1387 George Dieter Dr Bldg B, El Paso, TX, 79936. Phone: (915) 275-0224. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Manuel J. Palafox, DO's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L6136, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Manuel J. Palafox, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Manuel J. Palafox, DO had 18,420 Medicare Part D claims for 1,880 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.