Richard Cletus Palmer, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Torrance, CA
Richard Cletus Palmer, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1881873081, issued on Oct 24, 2007. Check the license (California C33603, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Cletus Palmer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- C33603 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23430 Hawthorne Blvd Ste 220, Torrance, CA 90505
- Phone
- (310) 373-6691
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 17, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080102000401); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1970
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 23430 Hawthorne Blvd Ste 220
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Cletus Palmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C33603Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,297 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam115 claims
- Citalopram Hbr106 claims
- Bupropion Xl105 claims
- Trazodone Hcl105 claims
- Alprazolam90 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate86 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: $98.65
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
150 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 150 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Richard Cletus Palmer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Cletus Palmer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881873081, issued on Oct 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Cletus Palmer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23430 Hawthorne Blvd Ste 220, Torrance, CA, 90505. Phone: (310) 373-6691. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Cletus Palmer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C33603, 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 Richard Cletus Palmer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Cletus Palmer, M.D. had 1,297 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.