Robert Palacios, MD
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Clifton, NJ
Robert Palacios, MD is a sports medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Clifton, New Jersey, and NPI 1093891723, issued on Oct 27, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA05626700, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Palacios
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QS0010X
- License number
- 25MA05626700 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1135 Broad St, Clifton, NJ 07013
- Phone
- (973) 614-0990
- Enumerated
- Oct 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (973) 614-8288
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090921000595); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Palacios in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA05626700Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
266 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 855 among the 2,237 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 46 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam74 claims
- Tramadol Hcl45 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl41 claims
- Methylprednisolone31 claims
- Celecoxib15 claims
- Ibuprofen11 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $239.25
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 1,218 providers of this specialty with any payment received $781.49 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 2 group practices
- Garden State Healthcare Associates LLCHoboken, NJ
- New Jersey Orthopaedic Institute LLCWayne, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Palacios among 94 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records in New Jersey
Robert Palacios, MD is one of 94 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2010 among the 68 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QS0010X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 94 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records in New Jersey.
All 94 in New Jersey → Every provider in Clifton → Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Liotti, D.O., FAOASMFairfield, NJ 070041093721292
- Sangjin Lim, D.O.Glen Ridge, NJ 070281063825792
- Jason Krystofiak, MDLivingston, NJ 070391679991145
- Christina Hector, DOWest Orange, NJ 070521366679169
- Michael Beams, D.O.Clark, NJ 070661184692261
- Michele Gilsenan, D.O.Clark, NJ 070661821066283
- Derrick Heydinger, D.O.Clark, NJ 070661275989402
- Jerome Pumo, D.O.,FACOFPClark, NJ 070661558363382
Common questions
What is Robert Palacios, MD's NPI number?
Robert Palacios, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093891723, issued on Oct 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Palacios, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1135 Broad St, Clifton, NJ, 07013. Phone: (973) 614-0990. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Palacios, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA05626700, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Palacios, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Palacios, MD had 266 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 855. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert Palacios, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.