Miguel Puig Palomar, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Chico, CA
Miguel Puig Palomar, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1558361139, issued on Jul 26, 2005. Check the license (California A48591, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Miguel Puig Palomar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- A48591 CA
H5264 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1430 Esplanade #10, Chico, CA 95926
- Phone
- (530) 894-3278
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (530) 894-3613
- Medicaid ID
- 00A485910 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060808000390); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Miguel Puig Palomar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A48591Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
42 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $533.74
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Enloe Medical CenterChico, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Miguel Puig Palomar among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California
Miguel Puig Palomar, MD is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.
All 634 in California → Every provider in Chico → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ronald Becker, M.D.Chico, CA 959261629277892
- Baron Harper, M.D.Marysville, CA 959011588695902
- David Greentree, MDRedding, CA 960011972208023
- Douglas McConnell, MDRedding, CA 960031437263696
- Mervin O'Neil, MDSacramento, CA 958251972681641
- Carlos Perez, MDSacramento, CA 958251831277599
- Ryan Cox, MDSacramento, CA 958231477631190
- Anthony Rayner, MDSacramento, CA 958231710037510
Common questions
What is Miguel Puig Palomar, MD's NPI number?
Miguel Puig Palomar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558361139, issued on Jul 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Miguel Puig Palomar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1430 Esplanade #10, Chico, CA, 95926. Phone: (530) 894-3278. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Miguel Puig Palomar, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A48591, 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 Miguel Puig Palomar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Miguel Puig Palomar, MD had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Miguel Puig Palomar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.