William Samuel Palmer, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Jonesboro, AR
William Samuel Palmer, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and NPI 1205867843, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas E4673, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Samuel Palmer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- E4673 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 West Parker Road, Jonesboro, AR 72404
- Phone
- (870) 972-8181
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 164428001 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070125000150); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1001 West Parker Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify William Samuel Palmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E4673Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,340 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium267 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate202 claims
- Lisinopril189 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium148 claims
- Metformin Hcl103 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate94 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: $124.34
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
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
- St Bernards Physician Clinics IncJonesboro, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Samuel Palmer among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas
William Samuel Palmer, M.D. is one of 1,681 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 87% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 1,156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 58% 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
83 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Jonesboro
They are 83 of the 5,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Jonesboro, and 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.
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Common questions
What is William Samuel Palmer, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Samuel Palmer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205867843, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Samuel Palmer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 West Parker Road, Jonesboro, AR, 72404. Phone: (870) 972-8181. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Samuel Palmer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E4673, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Samuel Palmer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Samuel Palmer, M.D. had 3,340 Medicare Part D claims for 143 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.