Patrick James Palacios, MD
Nephrology Physician · Laredo, TX
Patrick James Palacios, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Laredo, Texas, and NPI 1902435290, issued on Apr 7, 2020. Check the license (Texas U8415, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Patrick James Palacios
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- U8415 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2325 E Saunders St, Laredo, TX 78041
- Phone
- (956) 723-4673
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2026
- Fax
- (956) 723-3133
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250516001664); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2325 E Saunders St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Grace Snyder, M.D.Nephrology Physician1518283688
Verify Patrick James Palacios in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U8415Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
114 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Procrit26 claims
- Furosemide17 claims
- Losartan Potassium13 claims
- Farxiga11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $102.21
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 2 group practices
- Access Care Physicians OF Laredo, PLLCLaredo, TX
- Laredo Nephrologists PLLCLaredo, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Patrick James Palacios among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Patrick James Palacios, MD is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 96% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 96% of these records are older, 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
All 1,159 in Texas → Every provider in Laredo → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mohammed Abdulaziz, MDLaredo, TX 780411881009215
- Shafiq Cheema, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411083611974
- Carlos Espinosa, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411194798967
- Adolfo Garcia, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411194723775
- Mena Habib, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411477084119
- Olayinka Holt, MDLaredo, TX 780411871876011
- Bicheng Nan, MDLaredo, TX 780411679768089
- Grace Snyder, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411518283688
Common questions
What is Patrick James Palacios, MD's NPI number?
Patrick James Palacios, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902435290, issued on Apr 7, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Patrick James Palacios, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2325 E Saunders St, Laredo, TX, 78041. Phone: (956) 723-4673. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Patrick James Palacios, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U8415, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Patrick James Palacios, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Patrick James Palacios, MD had 114 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.