Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 15,118
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 402
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,952
- MIPS score, 2024
- 94
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 2000 Pepperell Parkway, Opelika, AL 36801
- Practice phone
- Call (334) 528-1300
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer is an orthopedic surgeon in Opelika, Alabama
Dr. Palmer practices at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Alabama, part of East Alabama Medical Center.
Dr. Palmer's NPI, 1063647345, was assigned on May 15, 2009. Dr. Palmer graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine in 2009. Dr. Palmer holds Alabama license 30805.
- NPI
- 1063647345NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5890937387
- NPI enumeration date
- May 15, 2009
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (334) 528-1300
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 43
- Medical school graduation
- 2009
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer practices at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Alabama
Dr. Palmer's primary practice is East Alabama Medical Center, at 2000 Pepperell Parkway, Opelika, AL 36801 in Lee County. The practice phone is (334) 528-1300.
- East Alabama Medical Center2000 Pepperell Parkway, Opelika, AL 36801 · Lee CountyPhone(334) 528-1300
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Palmer's primary practice is East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Alabama, part of East Alabama Medical Center. The medical group on file is The Orthopaedic Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Palmer to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Palmer practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| East Alabama Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer is one of 310 orthopedic surgeons in Alabama
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Palmer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Palmer is licensed in Alabama.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, AlabamaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer billed Medicare for 15,118 services in 2024
CMS data shows 15,118 Medicare services from Dr. Palmer across 25 procedure codes in 2024, for 402 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $72,630 for them.
Dr. Palmer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 3342024: 13,7984031%
- Imaging
- 2023: 5192024: 5445%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4892024: 4841%
- Surgery
- 2023: 3002024: 2923%
Where Dr. Palmer's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office15,084100%
- In a facility340%
Dr. Palmer compared with the Alabama median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Palmer
- Alabama median
- Medicare services
- 15,118vs 1,5709.6 times
- Medicare patients
- 402vs 26253% above
- Part D claims
- 2,896vs 4856.0 times
Medians across 302 orthopedic surgeons in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Palmer's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer treated 402 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 402 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Palmer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 166 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.14, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Palmer's median patient age at 65, with 61% women.
Dr. Palmer's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Palmer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women25664%
- Men14636%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Palmer's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis74%
- Ischemic heart disease36%
- Diabetes34%
- Anxiety28%
- Chronic kidney disease26%
- Mood disorders24%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Palmer's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 65
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women61%
- Men39%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer wrote 2,952 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Palmer wrote 2,952 Medicare Part D claims for 691 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,896 of them, across 17 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $25,632 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,138 claims across 14 drugs.
Dr. Palmer's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,946 claims100%
- Brand-name and other6 claims0%
Dr. Palmer's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Palmer's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids27%786 of 2,952 claims
- Antibiotics4%124 of 2,952 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2,1382024: 2,89635%
Drugs named by CMS: 17 in 2024, 14 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Palmer for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Palmer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 13 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. Palmer, more than 55% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Palmer's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 94of 100Final score
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 88of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Palmer ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Hip replacement
- 55th percentile13 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Knee replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer received $844 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 48 general payments to Dr. Palmer from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $226.
General payments to Dr. Palmer by program year, 2016 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Palmer the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine
Dr. Palmer graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine in 2009.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer's NPI number?
Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer's NPI number is 1063647345. It was assigned on May 15, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer?
Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer is an orthopedic surgeon in Opelika, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer practice?
Dr. Palmer practices at 2000 Pepperell Parkway, Opelika, AL 36801. Dr. Palmer's primary practice is East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Alabama, part of East Alabama Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Palmer to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Palmer is (334) 528-1300.
What is Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer's medical license number?
Dr. Palmer holds Alabama license 30805.
Which hospitals is Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer affiliated with?
Dr. Palmer practices at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Alabama.
What medical group is Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer part of?
Dr. Palmer is linked to The Orthopaedic Clinic.
Does Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Palmer billed Medicare for 15,118 services in 2024, and Dr. Palmer accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer's MIPS score?
Dr. Palmer's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer see?
CMS counts 402 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Palmer in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Palmer's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: bones and joints (20610).
Where did Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer go to medical school?
Dr. Palmer graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine in 2009.
What drugs does Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Palmer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Diclofenac Sodium, Meloxicam and Oxycodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $844 in general payments to Dr. Palmer from 11 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.
How long has Dr. Ryan Christopher Palmer been practicing?
Dr. Palmer graduated from medical school in 2009, 17 years ago.
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