Paul Edwin Palmer
Surgery Physician · San Marcos, TX
Paul Edwin Palmer is a surgery physician with a practice address in San Marcos, Texas, and NPI 1952728917, issued on Mar 27, 2014. Check the license (Texas S0351, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Edwin Palmer
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- S0351 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1305 Wonder World Dr Ste 300, San Marcos, TX 78666
- Phone
- (512) 353-6400
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190627003330); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2014
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1305 Wonder World Dr Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Paul Edwin Palmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S0351Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
42 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl18 claims
- Gabapentin11 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: $23.31
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Conmed Corporation. 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 one group practice
- Christus Trinity ClinicTyler, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Edwin Palmer among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Paul Edwin Palmer is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
All 2,192 in Texas → Every provider in San Marcos → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alcides Cairus, M.D.San Marcos, TX 786661780797886
- Robert Duran, M.D.San Marcos, TX 786661053317297
- Timothy Shaw, M.D.San Marcos, TX 786661467498055
- Kristin Beard, MDRound Rock, TX 786651104142363
- Travis Isbell, MDRound Rock, TX 786651730344599
- Caitlin Marsh, D.O.Round Rock, TX 786651851871842
- Roger Smith, M.D.Round Rock, TX 786651063650091
- Robin Watson, M.D.Round Rock, TX 786651588744213
Common questions
What is Paul Edwin Palmer's NPI number?
Paul Edwin Palmer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952728917, issued on Mar 27, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Edwin Palmer located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1305 Wonder World Dr Ste 300, San Marcos, TX, 78666. Phone: (512) 353-6400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Edwin Palmer's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S0351, 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 Paul Edwin Palmer prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Edwin Palmer had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 26 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.