NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rigo Estevan Palomarez, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Corpus Christi, TX

Rigo Estevan Palomarez, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1932780699, issued on Apr 15, 2021. Check the license (Texas U5785, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1932780699
Name
Rigo Estevan Palomarez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
U5785 TX
726122 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2606 Hospital Blvd Ste B, Corpus Christi, TX 78405
Phone
(361) 902-4789
Enumerated
Apr 15, 2021
Record last updated
May 29, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240926003910); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2606 Hospital Blvd Ste B

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jesus Aleman Ozuna, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1831728310
  2. Kelsey Barrera, PH.D., LPCProfessional Counselor1518793256
  3. Omar CaballeroFamily Medicine Physician1528755576
  4. John Carroll, MDGeriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1992792881
  5. Ryan Cherian, DOFamily Medicine Physician1326629312
  6. Bayan EntezariFamily Medicine Physician1295422467

Verify Rigo Estevan Palomarez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

395 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Rigo Palomarez395
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium26 claims
  2. Lisinopril15 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium13 claims
  4. Gabapentin11 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl11 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate11 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: $62.64

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nevro Corp. 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.

  1. Rigo Palomarez$62.64
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. South Sound Inpatient Physicians PLLCSpringfield, OR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Rigo Estevan Palomarez among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Rigo Estevan Palomarez, 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 2021, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

193 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Corpus Christi

They are 193 of the 5,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Corpus Christi, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sergio Avalos, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784051033146006
  2. Richard Barry, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784051124025648
  3. Michael Centeno, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784051457358194
  4. Efrain Dickson, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784051235164526
  5. Barbara Estment, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784051184621476
  6. Randolph Gamez, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784051215998885
  7. Brenda Gardner, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784051003889619
  8. Alicia Hart, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784051174588438

Common questions

What is Rigo Estevan Palomarez, MD's NPI number?

Rigo Estevan Palomarez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932780699, issued on Apr 15, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rigo Estevan Palomarez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2606 Hospital Blvd Ste B, Corpus Christi, TX, 78405. Phone: (361) 902-4789. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rigo Estevan Palomarez, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U5785, 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 Rigo Estevan Palomarez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rigo Estevan Palomarez, MD had 395 Medicare Part D claims for 86 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.