Dr. Barron Mark Palmer, MD

Dr. Palmer practices at Natividad in Salinas, California, part of Monterey County, CA.

Dr. Palmer's NPI, 1841498730, was assigned on July 3, 2007. Dr. Palmer graduated from Indiana University School Of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Palmer holds Texas license BP10028391.

Dr. Palmer's primary practice is Natividad, at 1441 Constitution Boulevard, Salinas, CA 93906 in Monterey County. The practice phone is (831) 755-4111.

Dr. Palmer's primary practice is Natividad in Salinas, California, part of Monterey County, CA. The medical group on file is Natividad Medical Center. Dr. Palmer's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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.

Surgery is Dr. Palmer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Palmer is board certified in colon & rectal surgery by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Palmer's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and California.

Dmand AI lists abdominal hernia repair surgery, appendectomy, colonoscopy, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal, gastrointestinal bleeding and hemorrhoids among the conditions Dr. Palmer treats.

CMS data shows 383 Medicare services from Dr. Palmer across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 210 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $26,818 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 210 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Palmer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 112 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 78% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.77, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Palmer's median patient age at 49, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Palmer wrote 102 Medicare Part D claims for 90 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 70 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,176 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 96 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Palmer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 40 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Palmer, more than 59% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Palmer from 1 drug or device company in 2018. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Mallinckrodt LLC paid the most, $11.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Palmer. Dr. Palmer serves on Quality Review Committee Natividad Medical Center, Surgical Improvement Committee Natividad Medical Center and Trauma Surgical Improvement/Quality Review Committee Natividad Medical Center.

Dr. Palmer graduated from Indiana University School Of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Palmer is a member of ACS and ASCRS.

Dr. Palmer is in network with 6 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.