Dr. Lolita Vernette Palmer, MD

Dr. Palmer practices at River City Post Acute in Carmichael, California.

Dr. Palmer's NPI, 1295939874, was assigned on June 14, 2007. Dr. Palmer graduated from University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Palmer's California license number on file is A112491.

Dr. Palmer's primary practice is River City Post Acute, at 2540 Carmichael Way, Carmichael, CA 95608 in Sacramento County. The practice phone is (916) 482-0465.

Dr. Palmer's primary practice is River City Post Acute in Carmichael, California. The medical group on file is Skilled Physicians Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Palmer to 2 more medical groups and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Palmer practices, 2 sites in all. 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 surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Palmer's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Texas.

CMS data shows 8,423 Medicare services from Dr. Palmer across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 583 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,045,134 for them.

CMS counts 583 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Palmer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 202 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. 72% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.94, 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 69, with 49% women.

In 2024, Dr. Palmer wrote 88 Medicare Part D claims for 24 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $372 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 24 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 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 2,341 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Palmer, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Palmer in 2013. Dr. Palmer's most frequent co-authors are Catherine Foard Coffman, MD, Nicholas Ryan Fiacco and Bernadette Marie Helton, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 12 general payments to Dr. Palmer from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2018. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 80% of the total. Acell, Inc. paid the most, $429.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Palmer, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Palmer graduated from University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 2004.

Dr. Palmer is in network with 2 carriers, including CMS Medicare and Molina. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.