NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Chiropractor NPI 1275506842 D.C., P.A.-C
Verify on CMS → Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C
Chiropractor in Florence, Alabama.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 96,234 in Chiropractor, 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
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 399 beneficiaries · Chiropractor avg: 906
MIPS score
62.4/100
▼ 21 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$16.67
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C reported a CMS MIPS final score of 62.4/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 1,142 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 62.4/100
- MIPS score · -21 vs avg
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2024
- $16.67
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥6th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
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.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1275506842), first enumerated 02/13/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 1,142 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 62.4/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$16.67 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1275506842 · Chiropractor
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-LOW · RX-MID · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1275506842
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MEGA 96K Chiropractor
- MIPS-LOW 62.4/100
- RX-MID 1,142
- BOOK-LIGHT 897 in Alabama
- PHOTO-FINISH Evron Helland, D.C. · ±0.2
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Michael Giang, D…
Michael Giang, DC
60.9 MIPS pts
- Lawrence Speir, …
Lawrence Speir, D.C.
61 MIPS pts
- Palmer · this pr…
Palmer · this provider
62.4 MIPS pts
- Evron Helland, D…
Evron Helland, D.C.
62.6 MIPS pts
- Joseph Simone, F…
Joseph Simone, FNP-C
63.2 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
62 ≥ 6th percentile 6% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured 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.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C sits
This provider among chiropractor peers
Across the 59 chiropractor providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C writes more Part D claims than 59% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 14% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one chiropractor peer from a representative sample of 58; the gold marker is Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Chiropractor
Medicare Part D claims
1,142 26% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
62.4/100 21.1 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Alabama
How Chiropractor compares to other specialties among Alabama providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Chiropractor national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 62.4/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
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).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1275506842 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Chiropractor |
| Credentials | D.C., P.A.-C |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 02/13/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
62.4141
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
26.4555
Quality
59.9247
Cost
86
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C 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.
HH Health System - The Orthopaedic Center LLC
Florence, AL
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$17
Largest payer
ABBVIE INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
1,142
Total Claims
$14K
Total Drug Cost
399
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,210.5
- Total Day Supply
- 27,702
- Generic Drug Cost
- $14K
- Opioid Claims
- 111 (9.7% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 69.4 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.10
- Gender Split
- 65% female / 35% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 83, 65-74: 203, 75-84: 102, 85+: 11
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Diclofenac Sodium
Diclofenac Sodium
267 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
217 claims
- Meloxicam
Meloxicam
177 claims
- Methylprednisolone 96
Methylprednisolone
96 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl 84
Tizanidine Hcl
84 claims
- Gabapentin 78
Gabapentin
78 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam… 59
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
59 claims
- Methocarbamol 45
Methocarbamol
45 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Diclofenac Sodium | 267 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 217 |
| Meloxicam | 177 |
| Methylprednisolone | 96 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 84 |
| Gabapentin | 78 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 59 |
| Methocarbamol | 45 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 35 |
| Celecoxib | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Chiropractor Overview
How Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C fits within the Chiropractor landscape nationally.
96,234
Chiropractor Providers in US
56
States with Chiropractor
906
Avg Claims per Provider
Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C's 1,142 claims are above the specialty average of 906.
Nationwide Chiropractor peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Palmer, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (62.4 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Chiropractor Providers in Alabama
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Alabama, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Palmer.
One of 897 Chiropractor providers enrolled in Alabama, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Bradley Adams
D.C.
Auburn, AL
Lauren Adams-Herron
Oxford, AL
Dr. Meredith Addess
DC
Spanish Fort, AL
Dr. Dwight Agee
DC
Northport, AL
Dr. Christy Agren
DC
Mobile, AL
Compare Chiropractor nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C's specialty? ▼
Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C specializes in Chiropractor and practices in Florence, Alabama. Credentials: D.C., P.A.-C.
How much does Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C wrote 1,142 Medicare Part D claims totaling $14K in drug costs for 399 beneficiaries.
What is Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C's Medicare quality score? ▼
Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 62.4/100 (Quality: 26.5, Cost: 59.9). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C located? ▼
Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C is located at 172 ANA DR, Florence, AL, 35630. Phone: (256) 275-0567.
What is Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C's NPI number? ▼
Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275506842, issued on 02/13/2006.
Does Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C had 111 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 9.7%.
How many Chiropractor providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 96,234 Chiropractor providers across 56 states in the US. The average Chiropractor provider writes 906 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C's most frequently prescribed drugs include Diclofenac Sodium, Cyclobenzaprine Hcl, Meloxicam. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C accept Medicare? ▼
Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,142 Part D claims and 399 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C's credentials? ▼
Michael Palmer, D.C., P.A.-C's NPI is 1275506842 with credentials D.C., P.A.-C. 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
View source datasets and methodology notes
- 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 (2024). 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 August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology
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