NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Marcos Palafox, M.D

Emergency Medicine Physician · Banning, CA

Marcos Palafox, M.D is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Banning, California, and NPI 1083654834, issued on Jun 8, 2006. Check the license (California A80142, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1083654834
Name
Marcos Palafox
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
A80142 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
600 N Highland Springs Avenue, Banning, CA 92220
Phone
(951) 845-1121
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2006
Record last updated
May 29, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00A801420 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040628001143); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Un Of California, Irvine, College Of Medicine, 2001
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 600 N Highland Springs Avenue

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ludwig Cibelli, M.DEmergency Medicine Physician1437198025
  2. Mark Foster, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1336189042
  3. Brian Gordon, M.DEmergency Medicine Physician1093755043
  4. Edward Messmer, P.A-CPhysician Assistant1225078769

Verify Marcos Palafox in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

511 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 104 claims were for opioids.

  1. Marcos Palafox511
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ibuprofen132 claims
  2. Acetaminophen-Codeine50 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl42 claims
  4. Ondansetron Odt36 claims
  5. Cephalexin35 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa32 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

  1. Riverside Emergency Physicians Medical GroupRiverside, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Marcos Palafox among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Marcos Palafox, M.D is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

13 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Banning

They are 13 of the 515 NPPES records with a practice address in Banning, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rita Chang, MDBanning, CA 922201871951798
  2. Ludwig Cibelli, M.DBanning, CA 922201437198025
  3. Trence Clark, M.DBanning, CA 922201881635423
  4. Dai Du, M.D.Banning, CA 922201962440750
  5. Brian Gordon, M.DBanning, CA 922201093755043
  6. Amy Inman, MDBanning, CA 922201194222927
  7. Shanna Newbold, M.D.Banning, CA 922201932407632
  8. Erin Noud, DOBanning, CA 922201710419346

Common questions

What is Marcos Palafox, M.D's NPI number?

Marcos Palafox, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083654834, issued on Jun 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Marcos Palafox, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 N Highland Springs Avenue, Banning, CA, 92220. Phone: (951) 845-1121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Marcos Palafox, M.D's license?

NPPES lists California license number A80142, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Marcos Palafox, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Marcos Palafox, M.D had 511 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.