2026 NPPES data Nephrology Physician NPI 1558325944 MD
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Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD

Nephrology Physician in Rochester, Minnesota. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 10,534 in Nephrology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

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Prescribing volume
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 270 beneficiaries · Nephrology Physician avg: 1K
MIPS score
73.3/100
▼ 10 pts below national avg 83.1 · Mid-tier
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

What the federal data shows

Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 73.3/100 - below the 83.1 national average - and filed 1,588 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

73.3/100
MIPS score · -10 vs avg
2K
Part D claims, 2023
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure

73 11th percentile higher than 11% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 scored providers (40%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD sits

This provider among nephrology physician peers

Across the 2,476 nephrology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD writes more Part D claims than 64% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 21% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.148.372.496.6Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePart D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD-Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 64 · MIPS quality, percentile: 21
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one nephrology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 04/13/2006

NPI 1558325944

Primary specialty

Nephrology Physician

Mid-sized

10,534 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

1,588 9% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,454

MIPS final score

73.3/100 9.8 pts vs avg

Mid-tier band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in Minnesota

How Nephrology Physician compares to other specialties among Minnesota providers

Minnesota providers
Behavior Technician - 11.7%Behavior Technician11.7%Clinical Social Worker - 4.7%Clinical Social Worker4.7%Physical Therapist - 4.1%Physical Therapist4.1%Pharmacist - 3.7%Pharmacist3.7%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program - 3.4%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program3.4%Mental Health Counselor - 3.1%Mental Health Counselor3.1%Nephrology Physician - 0.2%Nephrology Physician0.2%
Largest specialties in Minnesota (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Nephrology Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
73.3/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Nephrology Physician) - 73.3/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%73.3%
MIPS final score (Nephrology Physician) - 73.3/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Nephrology Physician provider holding MD credentials at 5067 55TH ST NW, Rochester, MN, 55901, with a listed phone of (507) 292-7070. NPI 1558325944 was issued on 04/13/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Sanchez Palacios most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 1,588 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 270 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $362K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 1.2%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 73.3/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 36.9, Cost 57.8), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Nephrology Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 10,534 enrolled providers across 55 states and an average of 1,454 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

5067 55TH ST NW
Rochester, MN 55901

Provider Details

NPI 1558325944
Specialty Nephrology Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 04/13/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

73.3427
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
36.895
Quality
57.8239
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Olmsted Medical Center
★★★★☆ 4/5
Rochester, MN
Acute Care Hospitals
CMS CCN: 240006

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

1,588
Total Claims
$362K
Total Drug Cost
270
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
3,308
Total Day Supply
98,517
Generic Drug Cost
$111K
Opioid Claims
19 (1.2% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
13

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
71.3 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
3.60
Gender Split
50% female / 50% male
Age Distribution
<65: 59, 65-74: 94, 75-84: 88, 85+: 29

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Calcitriol
159
Amlodipine Besylate
118
Lisinopril
89
Losartan Potassium
75
Furosemide
63
Calcium Acetate
59
Hydrochlorothiazide
56
Farxiga
Dapagliflozin Propanediol
39
Metoprolol Tartrate
37
Metoprolol Succinate
36

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Nephrology Physician Overview

How Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD fits within the Nephrology Physician landscape nationally.

10,534
Nephrology Physician Providers in US
55
States with Nephrology Physician
1,454
Avg Claims per Provider

Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD's 1,588 claims are above the specialty average of 1,454.

Nearby Nephrology Physician Providers in Minnesota

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Minnesota, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Sanchez Palacios.

Compare Nephrology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD's specialty?
Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD specializes in Nephrology Physician and practices in Rochester, Minnesota. Credentials: MD.
How much does Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD wrote 1,588 Medicare Part D claims totaling $362K in drug costs for 270 beneficiaries.
What is Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD's Medicare quality score?
Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 73.3/100 (Quality: 36.9, Cost: 57.8). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD located?
Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD is located at 5067 55TH ST NW, Rochester, MN, 55901. Phone: (507) 292-7070.
What is Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD's NPI number?
Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558325944, issued on 04/13/2006.
Does Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD prescribe opioids?
Yes, Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD had 19 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 1.2%.
How many Nephrology Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 10,534 Nephrology Physician providers across 55 states in the US. The average Nephrology Physician provider writes 1,454 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Calcitriol, Amlodipine Besylate, Lisinopril. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD accept Medicare?
Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,588 Part D claims and 270 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD's credentials?
Manuel Sanchez Palacios, MD's NPI is 1558325944 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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