Richard Duane Palmer, MD
Family Medicine Physician · San Antonio, TX
Richard Duane Palmer, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1396742128, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (Texas G3668, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Duane Palmer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- G3668 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2277 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, TX 78213
- Phone
- (210) 342-7300
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (210) 342-7325
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051102000324); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2277 NW Military Hwy
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Verify Richard Duane Palmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license G3668Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,321 Medicare Part D claims for 361 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium312 claims
- Losartan Potassium204 claims
- Prednisone154 claims
- Metformin Hcl146 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate137 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium127 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: $2,241.28
125 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
Richard Duane Palmer among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Richard Duane Palmer, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
809 family medicine physician records list a practice address in San Antonio
They are 809 of the 37,749 NPPES records with a practice address in San Antonio, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Richard Duane Palmer, MD's NPI number?
Richard Duane Palmer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396742128, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Duane Palmer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2277 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, TX, 78213. Phone: (210) 342-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Duane Palmer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number G3668, 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 Richard Duane Palmer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Duane Palmer, MD had 4,321 Medicare Part D claims for 361 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.