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2026 NPPES data Foot Surgery Podiatrist NPI 1932174224 D.P.M.
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Stephen Palmer, D.P.M.

Foot Surgery Podiatrist in Kansas City, Missouri.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,524 in Foot Surgery Podiatrist, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
41
Medicare Part D claims · 27 beneficiaries · Foot Surgery Podiatrist avg: 359
MIPS score
86.9/100
▲ 3 pts above national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$2.7K
38 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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What the federal data shows

Stephen Palmer, D.P.M. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 86.9/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 41 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

86.9/100
MIPS score · +3 vs avg
41
Part D claims, 2024
$2.7K
industry payments (Sunshine Act)
≥49th
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Stephen Palmer, D.P.M.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1932174224), first enumerated 02/21/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 41 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 86.9/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $2.7K in reported industry payments (38 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1932174224 · Foot Surgery Podiatrist

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-TRACE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1932174224
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-NARROW 1,524
  • MIPS-ABOVE 86.9/100
  • RX-TRACE 41
  • BOOK-THIN 26 in Missouri
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stephen Murphy · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Stephen Palmer, D.P.M.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

87 ≥ 49th percentile 49% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). This entry sits in this band. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Stephen Palmer, D.P.M. sits

This provider among foot surgery podiatrist peers

Across the 341 foot surgery podiatrist providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Stephen Palmer, D.P.M. writes more Part D claims than 9% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 71% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.949.974.899.8Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Stephen Palmer, D.P.M., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 9 · MIPS quality, percentile: 71
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one foot surgery podiatrist peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Stephen Palmer, D.P.M.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

What does the federal data show about Stephen Palmer, D.P.M.?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 02/21/2006

NPI 1932174224

Primary specialty

Foot Surgery Podiatrist

Niche

1,524 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

41 89% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 359

MIPS final score

86.9/100 3.4 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Missouri

How Foot Surgery Podiatrist compares to other specialties among Missouri providers

Missouri providers
Professional Counselor4.8%Pharmacist4.8%Clinical Social Worker4.5%Speech-Language Pathologist4.5%Family Nurse Practitioner4.3%Physical Therapist4%Foot Surgery Podiatrist0%
Largest specialties in Missouri (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Stephen Palmer, D.P.M.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Foot Surgery Podiatrist national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
86.9/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%86.9%
MIPS final score (Foot Surgery Podiatrist) - 86.9/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

7900 LEES SUMMIT RD
Kansas City, MO 64139
(816) 404-8800

Provider Details

NPI 1932174224
Specialty Foot Surgery Podiatrist
Credentials D.P.M.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 02/21/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

86.8825
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
77.4655
Quality
57.7133
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Stephen Palmer, D.P.M. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

University Health Physicians
Kansas City, MO

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Stephen Palmer, D.P.M.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$2.7K

Largest payer

Stryker Corporation

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

41
Total Claims
$542
Total Drug Cost
27
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
49.667
Total Day Supply
975
Generic Drug Cost
$495

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
65.8 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.77
More Foot Surgery Podiatrist in MO → All providers in Missouri → Compare specialties →

Foot Surgery Podiatrist Overview

How Stephen Palmer, D.P.M. fits within the Foot Surgery Podiatrist landscape nationally.

1,524
Foot Surgery Podiatrist Providers in US
53
States with Foot Surgery Podiatrist
359
Avg Claims per Provider

Stephen Palmer, D.P.M.'s 41 claims are below the specialty average of 359.

Nationwide Foot Surgery Podiatrist peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Palmer, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (86.9 here).

Stephen Murphy 86.9 WI Marisenda Benitez 86.7 IL Michael Bahlatzis 86.6 FL Banafsheh Baharloo 87.2 TX

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Mark Sanphy Lynn, MA Kent Feldman San Diego, CA Ingrid Edelman San Diego, CA Sonya Cates Winston Salem, NC

Nearby Foot Surgery Podiatrist Providers in Missouri

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Missouri, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Palmer.

One of 26 Foot Surgery Podiatrist providers enrolled in Missouri, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Laurel Bondi
DPM
Lees Summit, MO
Dr. Robert Bondi
DPM
Lees Summit, MO
Dr. Joseph Brown
D.P.M
Sedalia, MO
Dr. Mark Comess
DPM
Festus, MO
Dr. Elijah Davis
D.P.M
St Joseph, MO

Compare Foot Surgery Podiatrist nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Stephen Palmer, D.P.M.'s specialty? ▼
Stephen Palmer, D.P.M. specializes in Foot Surgery Podiatrist and practices in Kansas City, Missouri. Credentials: D.P.M..
How much does Stephen Palmer, D.P.M. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Stephen Palmer, D.P.M. wrote 41 Medicare Part D claims totaling $542 in drug costs for 27 beneficiaries.
What is Stephen Palmer, D.P.M.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Stephen Palmer, D.P.M. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 86.9/100 (Quality: 77.5, Cost: 57.7). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Stephen Palmer, D.P.M. located? ▼
Stephen Palmer, D.P.M. is located at 7900 LEES SUMMIT RD, Kansas City, MO, 64139. Phone: (816) 404-8800.
What is Stephen Palmer, D.P.M.'s NPI number? ▼
Stephen Palmer, D.P.M.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932174224, issued on 02/21/2006.
How many Foot Surgery Podiatrist providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,524 Foot Surgery Podiatrist providers across 53 states in the US. The average Foot Surgery Podiatrist provider writes 359 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Stephen Palmer, D.P.M. accept Medicare? ▼
Stephen Palmer, D.P.M. appears in CMS Medicare data with 41 Part D claims and 27 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Stephen Palmer, D.P.M.'s credentials? ▼
Stephen Palmer, D.P.M.'s NPI is 1932174224 with credentials D.P.M.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.