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Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer, MD
NPI1881873081PAC ID1456431584
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,276
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 99
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,297
- Publications
- 13
- Industry payments
- $2,739
- Practice address
- 23430 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505-4758
- Practice phone
- Call (310) 373-6691
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Palmer And Palmer Medical Group
Physician office · Torrance, California
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Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer is a psychiatrist in Torrance, California
Dr. Palmer practices at Palmer And Palmer Medical Group in Torrance, California.
Dr. Palmer's NPI, 1881873081, was assigned on October 24, 2007. Dr. Palmer graduated from Ohio State College of Medicine in 1970. Dr. Palmer holds California license C33603.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1881873081NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1456431584
- NPI enumeration date
- October 24, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (310) 373-6691
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 82
- Medical school graduation
- 1970
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer practices at 2 locations in Torrance, California
Dr. Palmer's primary practice is Palmer and Palmer Medical Group, at 23430 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505-4758. The practice phone is (310) 373-6691. The NPI Registry lists Dr. Palmer's practice address as 4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503.
- Palmer and Palmer Medical GroupPrimary23430 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505-4758Phone(310) 373-6691
- NPI Registry address4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(310) 373-6691
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer is affiliated with 1 site of care
Dr. Palmer's primary practice is Palmer And Palmer Medical Group in Torrance, California.
Palmer And Palmer Medical GroupPrimary
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Palmer practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Palmer And Palmer Medical Group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer is one of 6,803 psychiatrists in California
Psychiatry is Dr. Palmer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Palmer is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dmand AI has Dr. Palmer's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Ohio.
Specialties and state licenses
- Psychiatry, CaliforniaPrimary
- Ohio license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression and schizophrenia among the conditions Dr. Palmer treats.
Psychiatrists near Dr. Palmer
Counts of psychiatrists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer billed Medicare for 1,276 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,276 Medicare services from Dr. Palmer across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 99 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $87,161 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 20241,276
Medicare patients99
Paid by Medicare$87,161
Procedure codes3
Dr. Palmer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 6512024: 6382%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6492024: 6382%
Dr. Palmer compared with the California median for psychiatrists, 2024
- Dr. Palmer
- California median
- Medicare services
- 1,276vs 11910.7 times
- Medicare patients
- 99vs 412.4 times
- Part D claims
- 1,188vs 1448.3 times
Medians across 6,809 psychiatrists in California 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. Richard Cletus Palmer treated 99 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 99 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Palmer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 45 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 75% have mood disorders. Their average risk score is 1.10, 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 43% women.
Medicare patients, 202499
Average age75
Average risk score1.10
Dr. Palmer's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Palmer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6162%
- Men3838%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Palmer's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- Mood disorders75%
- Depression74%
- High blood pressure74%
- Arthritis46%
- Anxiety40%
- Diabetes31%
- Ischemic heart disease25%
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
- Women43%
- Men57%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer wrote 1,297 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Palmer wrote 1,297 Medicare Part D claims for 114 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,188 of them, across 30 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $26,277 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,162 claims across 29 drugs.
Part D claims, 20241,297
Drugs named by CMS30
Total drug cost$26,277
Part D patients114
Dr. Palmer's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,228 claims95%
- Brand-name69 claims5%
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
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over5%68 of 1,297 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: 1,1622024: 1,1882%
Drugs named by CMS: 30 in 2024, 29 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. Richard Cletus Palmer offers telehealth to Medicare patients
CMS lists Dr. Palmer as offering telehealth.
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer has 13 publications on record
Dmand AI links 13 papers to Dr. Palmer in 2011. The most frequent topics are Breast Neoplasms, Mammography and Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice. Dr. Palmer has published most often in Cancer Control. Dr. Palmer's most frequent co-authors are Ismail Jatoi, MD, Richard Mark Palmer, MD and Mona Shah, MD.
Papers13
Topics Dr. Palmer writes about most
- Breast Neoplasms
- Mammography
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Agriculture
- Health Services Accessibility
- Hispanic or Latino
- Insurance Coverage
- Interviews as Topic
Dr. Palmer's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Palmer
Cancer Control
Black or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer received $2,739 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 28 general payments to Dr. Palmer from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $603.
General payments to Dr. Palmer by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Palmer by kind, 2016 to 2025
$2.7Kin total
- Food and beverage$2,70999%
- Education$301%
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. Richard Cletus Palmer graduated from Ohio State College of Medicine
Dr. Palmer graduated from Ohio State College of Medicine in 1970.
- Medical school
- Board certified in psychiatry
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer accepts plans from 3 insurance carriers
Dr. Palmer is in network with 3 carriers, including Aetna, CMS Medicare and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- CMS Medicare
- United Healthcare
Plan types Dr. Palmer accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare2
- EPO1
- HMO1
- Medicaid1
- POS1
- PPO1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Richard Cletus 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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation 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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer's NPI number?
Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer's NPI number is 1881873081. It was assigned on October 24, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer?
Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer is a psychiatrist in Torrance, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Psychiatry Physician (taxonomy code 2084P0800X).
Where does Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer practice?
Dr. Palmer practices at 23430 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505-4758. Dr. Palmer also practices at 4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503. Dr. Palmer's primary practice is Palmer And Palmer Medical Group in Torrance, California.
What is Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Palmer is (310) 373-6691.
What is Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer's medical license number?
Dr. Palmer holds California license C33603, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Palmer in California (1971 to 2026) and Ohio (1970 to 2014).
Does Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Palmer billed Medicare for 1,276 services in 2024.
Does Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Palmer as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer see?
CMS counts 99 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Palmer in 2024, with an average age of 75.
Is Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer board certified?
Yes. Dr. Palmer is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
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What services does Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Palmer's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), psychiatric service (90836) and psychiatric service (90833).
Where did Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer go to medical school?
Dr. Palmer graduated from Ohio State College of Medicine in 1970.
What drugs does Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Palmer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Lorazepam, Citalopram HBr and Bupropion XL.
Has Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,739 in general payments to Dr. Palmer from 13 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
How long has Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer been practicing?
Dr. Palmer graduated from medical school in 1970, 56 years ago.
Does Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer do research?
Dmand AI links 13 publications to Dr. Palmer.
Who does Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer publish with?
Dr. Palmer's most frequent co-authors are Ismail Jatoi, MD (1 shared paper), Richard Mark Palmer, MD (1 shared paper) and Mona Shah, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Richard Cletus Palmer accept?
Dr. Palmer is in network with 3 carriers, including Aetna, CMS Medicare and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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