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James D. Palmer, MD

NPI 1053306381ActiveIndividual· Ophthalmology· Mountain View, CA

Ophthalmology (MD) in Mountain View, California, trained at Stanford University School of Medicine (class of 1992). In 2024 Medicare paid $3,234,949 for 1,013 patients, and Part D covered 552 of their prescriptions, 77% of them generic. Genentech USA, Inc. was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $270.90 in all, mostly food and beverage. A record with the same name and state is on the OIG exclusion list; it carries no NPI, so check it before acting.

Overview

NPI1053306381
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedSep 13, 2005
Last updated in NPPESDec 14, 2017

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Ophthalmology Primary207W00000XG26383CA
Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist207WX0107XG26383CA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

Possible match: verify before acting. The OIG list has a record with the same name in California, but that record carries no NPI, so it may be a different person or business.

Matched byName on OIG listExclusion typeExcluded sinceLocation
Name + stateJames Ray Palmer · Nurse/Nurses Aide1128b4May 20, 2014Sebastopol, CA
ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026Possible (name)See above
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Ophthalmology (CA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients1,013
Services billed59,119 across 51 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$3,234,949

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)552 · 764 30-day fills
Patients134
Total drug cost$50,254
Generic share77% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolStanford University School of Medicine
Graduation year1992
Medicare specialtyOphthalmology

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$270.90 · 9 payments from 6 companies
  • 2024$393.71 · 10 payments from 7 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$270.90 · 9 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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