Suleiman Nikola Lapalme, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Walnut Creek, CA
Suleiman Nikola Lapalme, MD is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Walnut Creek, California, and NPI 1932466778, issued on Apr 18, 2012. Check the license (California A143434, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Suleiman Nikola Lapalme
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- A143434 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1450 Treat Blvd, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
- Phone
- (925) 296-9750
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2012
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (925) 947-5345
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160912001896); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Vermont College Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Suleiman Nikola Lapalme in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A143434Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
310 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Baclofen31 claims
- Gabapentin22 claims
- Trazodone Hcl21 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium17 claims
- Clopidogrel14 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl14 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $67.41
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Coloplast Corp. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 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 one group practice
- John Muir Physician NetworkWalnut Creek, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Suleiman Nikola Lapalme among 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California
Suleiman Nikola Lapalme, MD is one of 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in California. 59% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 53% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 786 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in California
There are 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California.
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The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Tanja Kujac, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945961841319985
- Anna Lou, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981649358185
- Joseph Narloch, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981902855885
- Erin Nolan, DOWalnut Creek, CA 945981417575283
- Chelsea Paskowski, DPTWalnut Creek, CA 945981063995454
Common questions
What is Suleiman Nikola Lapalme, MD's NPI number?
Suleiman Nikola Lapalme, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932466778, issued on Apr 18, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Suleiman Nikola Lapalme, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1450 Treat Blvd, Walnut Creek, CA, 94597. Phone: (925) 296-9750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Suleiman Nikola Lapalme, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A143434, 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 Suleiman Nikola Lapalme, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Suleiman Nikola Lapalme, MD had 310 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Suleiman Nikola Lapalme, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.