Rafael A. Palmerola, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Hialeah, FL
Rafael A. Palmerola, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hialeah, Florida, and NPI 1457336877, issued on Dec 8, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME67254, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafael A. Palmerola
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- ME67254 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 975 W 49TH St, Hialeah, FL 33012
- Phone
- (305) 274-9588
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 25, 2026
- Fax
- (305) 595-2202
- Medicaid ID
- 377249700 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060307000747); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rafael A. Palmerola in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME67254Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
15,820 Medicare Part D claims for 727 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium814 claims
- Losartan Potassium508 claims
- Famotidine463 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium454 claims
- Metformin Hcl450 claims
- Gabapentin448 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: $32.90
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Conviva Medical Center Management, LLCHialeah, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rafael A. Palmerola among 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida
Rafael A. Palmerola, MD is one of 9,399 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 79% 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 · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2004 among the 5,504 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
112 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hialeah
They are 112 of the 10,443 NPPES records with a practice address in Hialeah, and 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Rafael A. Palmerola, MD's NPI number?
Rafael A. Palmerola, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457336877, issued on Dec 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafael A. Palmerola, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 975 W 49TH St, Hialeah, FL, 33012. Phone: (305) 274-9588. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafael A. Palmerola, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME67254, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rafael A. Palmerola, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rafael A. Palmerola, MD had 15,820 Medicare Part D claims for 727 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.