Dr. Bret L. Palmer, MD

  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Emergency medicine physician
NPI1528164241PAC ID8426271594
Medicare services, 2024
168
Medicare patients, 2024
133
Part D claims, 2024
78
Publications
2
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
1600 S Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Practice phone
Call (954) 355-4400
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Primary practice

Broward Health Medical Center

Hospital · Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Dr. Bret L. Palmer is an emergency medicine physician in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Dr. Palmer practices at Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, part of North Broward Hospital District.

Dr. Palmer's NPI, 1528164241, was assigned on September 16, 2006. Dr. Palmer graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College in 2005. Dr. Palmer holds Florida license ME114494.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8426271594
NPI enumeration date
September 16, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(954) 355-4400
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
47
Medical school graduation
2005

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Bret L. Palmer practices at Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Dr. Palmer's primary practice is Broward Health Medical Center, at 1600 S Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 in Broward County. The practice phone is (954) 355-4400.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Bret L. Palmer is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Palmer's primary practice is Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, part of North Broward Hospital District. The medical group on file is Phoenix Physicians LLC. Dmand AI also links Dr. Palmer to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Bret L. 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.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Broward Health Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Bret L. Palmer is one of 3,847 emergency medicine physicians in Florida

Emergency medicine is Dr. Palmer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Palmer is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Palmer's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and New York.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency medicine, FloridaPrimaryLicense ME114494 · 2012 to 2027 · taxonomy 207P00000X
  • New York licenseLicense 241435 · 2006 to 2013

Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Palmer

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Dr. Bret L. Palmer billed Medicare for 168 services in 2024

CMS data shows 168 Medicare services from Dr. Palmer across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 133 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $19,542 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024168
Medicare patients133
Paid by Medicare$19,542
Procedure codes4

Dr. Palmer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2042024: 13235%
Tests and treatments
2023: 682024: 3647%

Dr. Palmer compared with the Florida median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Palmer
  • Florida median
Medicare services
168vs 30845% below
Medicare patients
133vs 27752% below
Part D claims
11vs 8487% below

Medians across 3,699 emergency medicine physicians in Florida 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. Bret L. Palmer treated 133 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 68

CMS counts 133 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Palmer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 39 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 55% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.12, 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 55, with 50% women.

Medicare patients, 2024133
Average age68
Average risk score2.12
Also on Medicaid55%

Dr. Palmer's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Palmer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women6347%
  • Men7053%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Palmer's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Mood disorders50%
  4. Diabetes48%
  5. Anxiety44%
  6. Depression44%
  7. Ischemic heart disease40%
  8. Arthritis38%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Palmer's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 55

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women50%
  • Men47%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Bret L. Palmer wrote 78 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Palmer wrote 78 Medicare Part D claims for 54 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $73 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202478
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$73
Part D patients54

Dr. Palmer's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic71 claims91%
  • Brand-name and other7 claims9%

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

  • Antibiotics33%26 of 78 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: 112024: 11No change

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 in 2023.

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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

How Dr. Bret L. Palmer takes part in Medicare

Dr. Palmer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Bret L. Palmer has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Palmer in 2012. Dr. Palmer's most frequent co-author is Eric J. Chin, MD.

Papers2

Dr. Palmer's most frequent co-authors

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Bret L. Palmer received $14 in industry payments in 2017

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Palmer from 1 drug or device company in 2017. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. TissueTech, Inc. paid the most, $14.

Companies that paid Dr. Palmer the most, 2017 to 2017

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Bret L. Palmer has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Palmer, most recently Castle Connolly Top Doctor in 2024.

Awards and honors for Dr. Palmer

  1. 2024
    • Castle Connolly Top Doctor

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Bret L. Palmer graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Dr. Palmer graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College in 2005. Dr. Palmer is a member of AAEM.

  1. Medical schoolSidney Kimmel Medical College
  2. Board certified in emergency medicineAmerican Board of Emergency Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Bret L. Palmer accepts plans from 6 insurance carriers

Dr. Palmer is in network with 6 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, CMS Medicare and DE State Medicaid. Medicaid plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • CMS Medicare
  • DE State Medicaid
  • GA State Medicaid
  • NV State Medicaid
  • RI State Medicaid

Plan types Dr. Palmer accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicaid4
  2. Medicare2
  3. EPO1
  4. HMO1
  5. POS1
  6. PPO1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Bret L. Palmer's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Bret L. Palmer's NPI number?

Dr. Bret L. Palmer's NPI number is 1528164241. It was assigned on September 16, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Bret L. Palmer?

Dr. Bret L. Palmer is an emergency medicine physician in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).

Where does Dr. Bret L. Palmer practice?

Dr. Palmer practices at 1600 S Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316. Dr. Palmer's primary practice is Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, part of North Broward Hospital District. Dmand AI also links Dr. Palmer to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 hospital outpatient department.

What is Dr. Bret L. Palmer's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Palmer is (954) 355-4400.

What is Dr. Bret L. Palmer's medical license number?

Dr. Palmer holds Florida license ME114494, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Bret L. Palmer been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Palmer in Florida (2012 to 2027) and New York (2006 to 2013).

Which hospitals is Dr. Bret L. Palmer affiliated with?

Dr. Palmer practices at Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

What medical group is Dr. Bret L. Palmer part of?

Dr. Palmer is linked to Phoenix Physicians LLC.

Does Dr. Bret L. Palmer accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Palmer billed Medicare for 168 services in 2024, and Dr. Palmer accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Bret L. Palmer see?

CMS counts 133 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Palmer in 2024, with an average age of 68.

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Is Dr. Bret L. Palmer board certified?

Yes. Dr. Palmer is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

What services does Dr. Bret L. Palmer bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Palmer's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285), heart test or procedure (93010) and critical care (99291).

Where did Dr. Bret L. Palmer go to medical school?

Dr. Palmer graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College in 2005.

What drugs does Dr. Bret L. Palmer prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Palmer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ondansetron ODT.

Has Dr. Bret L. Palmer received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $14 in general payments to Dr. Palmer from 1 company from 2017 to 2017. The largest total came from TissueTech, Inc.

How long has Dr. Bret L. Palmer been practicing?

Dr. Palmer graduated from medical school in 2005, 21 years ago.

Does Dr. Bret L. Palmer do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Palmer.

Who does Dr. Bret L. Palmer publish with?

Dr. Palmer's most frequent co-authors are Eric J. Chin, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Bret L. Palmer accept?

Dr. Palmer is in network with 6 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, CMS Medicare and DE State Medicaid. Medicaid plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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