Meade T. Palmer, MD
Surgery Physician · Tunkhannock, PA
Meade T. Palmer, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1598759995, issued on Aug 31, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD047076L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Meade T. Palmer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD047076L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 880 SR 6 W, Tunkhannock, PA 18657
- Phone
- (570) 996-1219
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160122000930); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 880 SR 6 W
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sherry Harvey, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1669650883
- Jamie SpurlockPhysical Therapist1811173438
Verify Meade T. Palmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD047076LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $21.77
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Caldwell Memorial Hospital IncLenoir, NC
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncAlbemarle, NC
- The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital AuthorityDenver, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Meade T. Palmer among 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Meade T. Palmer, MD is one of 1,867 surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% 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, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2007 among the 932 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 surgery physician records list a practice address in Tunkhannock
They are 2 of the 151 NPPES records with a practice address in Tunkhannock, and 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Meade T. Palmer, MD's NPI number?
Meade T. Palmer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598759995, issued on Aug 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Meade T. Palmer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 880 SR 6 W, Tunkhannock, PA, 18657. Phone: (570) 996-1219. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Meade T. Palmer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD047076L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Meade T. Palmer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Meade T. Palmer, MD had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.