Michael Shane Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C
Physician Assistant · Florence, AL
Michael Shane Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Florence, Alabama, and NPI 1275506842, issued on Feb 13, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 1975, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Shane Palmer
- Credential
- D.C., P.A.-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 1975 AL
PA. 1059 AL
2957 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 172 Ana Dr, Florence, AL 35630
- Phone
- (256) 275-0567
- Enumerated
- Feb 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 5, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151116002754); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 172 Ana Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael Shane Palmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license 1975Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,142 Medicare Part D claims for 399 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 111 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium267 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl217 claims
- Meloxicam177 claims
- Methylprednisolone96 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl84 claims
- Gabapentin78 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 62.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $16.67
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- HH Health System - The Orthopaedic Center LLCFlorence, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Shane Palmer among 1,148 physician assistant records in Alabama
Michael Shane Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C is one of 1,148 physician assistant records with a practice address in Alabama. 75% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2020 among the 739 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
20 physician assistant records list a practice address in Florence
They are 20 of the 1,138 NPPES records with a practice address in Florence, and 1,148 physician assistant records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Michael Shane Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C's NPI number?
Michael Shane Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275506842, issued on Feb 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Shane Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 172 Ana Dr, Florence, AL, 35630. Phone: (256) 275-0567. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Shane Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 1975, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Shane Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Shane Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C had 1,142 Medicare Part D claims for 399 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Shane Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 62.4 of 100. 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.