Thomas Evan Palmer

  • Shreveport, LA
  • Urologist
NPI1811992373PAC ID8921906553
Medicare services, 2024
1,175
Medicare patients, 2024
629
Part D claims, 2024
1,617
Publications
4
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
1541 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130
Practice phone
Call (318) 675-5058
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Primary practice

Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center

Hospital · Shreveport, Louisiana

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Thomas Evan Palmer is a urologist in Shreveport, Louisiana

Thomas Palmer practices at Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System.

Thomas Palmer's NPI, 1811992373, was assigned on June 20, 2005. Thomas Palmer graduated from LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport in 1979. Thomas Palmer holds Louisiana license 015072.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8921906553
NPI enumeration date
June 20, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(318) 675-5058
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
73
Medical school graduation
1979

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

Thomas Evan Palmer practices at Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana

Thomas Palmer's primary practice is Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center, at 1541 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130 in Caddo Parish. The practice phone is (318) 675-5058.

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Thomas Evan Palmer is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Thomas Palmer's primary practice is Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Thomas Palmer is also affiliated with Ochsner LSU Health - St. Mary Medical Center. The medical group on file is LSU Health Shreveport. Dmand AI also links Thomas Palmer to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Thomas Evan Palmer's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Thomas Palmer practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Thomas Evan Palmer is one of 179 urologists in Louisiana

Urology is Thomas Palmer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Thomas Palmer is licensed in Louisiana.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Urology, LouisianaPrimaryLicense 015072 · taxonomy 208800000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists enlarged prostate, enlarged prostate transurethral surgery (TURP), erectile dysfunction, kidney cysts, kidney removal surgery, kidney stone disease, prostate cancer and prostate inflammation or infection among the conditions Thomas Palmer treats.

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Thomas Evan Palmer billed Medicare for 1,175 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,175 Medicare services from Thomas Palmer across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 629 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $76,875 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,175
Medicare patients629
Paid by Medicare$76,875
Procedure codes11

Thomas Palmer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,1602024: 98715%
Surgery
2023: 1562024: 1532%
Imaging
2023: 592024: 3541%

Where Thomas Palmer's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office94681%
  • In a facility22919%

Thomas Palmer compared with the Louisiana median for urologists, 2024

  • Thomas Palmer
  • Louisiana median
Medicare services
1,175vs 95623% above
Medicare patients
629vs 3062.1 times
Part D claims
1,498vs 1,12134% above

Medians across 182 urologists in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Thomas Palmer's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Thomas Evan Palmer treated 629 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 629 Medicare patients who saw Thomas Palmer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 276 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.19, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Thomas Palmer's median patient age at 70, with 18% women.

Medicare patients, 2024629
Average age75
Average risk score1.19
Also on Medicaid5%

Thomas Palmer's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Thomas Palmer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women477%
  • Men58293%

Chronic conditions among Thomas Palmer's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis49%
  4. Ischemic heart disease42%
  5. Diabetes38%
  6. Cancer36%
  7. Chronic kidney disease25%
  8. Atrial fibrillation21%

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

Thomas Palmer's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women18%
  • Men80%

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

Thomas Evan Palmer wrote 1,617 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Thomas Palmer wrote 1,617 Medicare Part D claims for 412 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,498 of them, across 23 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $325,517 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,588 claims across 28 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,617
Drugs named by CMS23
Total drug cost$325,517
Part D patients412

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

  • Generic1,510 claims93%
  • Brand-name and other107 claims7%

Thomas 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 Thomas Palmer's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids1%16 of 1,617 claims
  • Antibiotics9%141 of 1,617 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: 1,5882024: 1,4986%

Drugs named by CMS: 23 in 2024, 28 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 Thomas Evan Palmer takes part in Medicare

Thomas 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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Thomas Evan Palmer has 4 publications on record

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Thomas Palmer. Thomas Palmer's most frequent co-authors are Charles E. Alpers and Michael Raosen Ma, MD.

Papers4

Thomas Palmer's most frequent co-authors

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

Thomas Evan Palmer received $4,039 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 205 general payments to Thomas Palmer from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Astellas Pharma US Inc paid the most, $780.

General payments to Thomas Palmer by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Thomas Palmer by kind, 2016 to 2025

$4Kin total
  • Food and beverage$4,00399%
  • Education$351%

Companies that paid Thomas Palmer the most, 2016 to 2025

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

Thomas Evan Palmer graduated from LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport

Thomas Palmer graduated from LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport in 1979.

  1. Medical schoolLSU School of Medicine in Shreveport

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Thomas Evan Palmer accepts plans from 10 insurance carriers

Thomas Palmer is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
  • +2 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Thomas Palmer accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare8
  2. PPO8
  3. POS5
  4. HMO4
  5. EPO2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Thomas Evan 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)
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 Thomas Evan Palmer's NPI number?

Thomas Evan Palmer's NPI number is 1811992373. It was assigned on June 20, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Thomas Evan Palmer specialize in?

Thomas Evan Palmer is a urologist in Shreveport, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).

Where does Thomas Evan Palmer practice?

Thomas Palmer practices at 1541 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130. Thomas Palmer's primary practice is Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Dmand AI also links Thomas Palmer to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Thomas Evan Palmer's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Thomas Palmer is (318) 675-5058.

What is Thomas Evan Palmer's medical license number?

Thomas Palmer holds Louisiana license 015072.

Which hospitals is Thomas Evan Palmer affiliated with?

Thomas Palmer practices at Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. Thomas Palmer is also affiliated with Ochsner LSU Health - St. Mary Medical Center.

What medical group is Thomas Evan Palmer part of?

Thomas Palmer is linked to LSU Health Shreveport. Dmand AI links Thomas Palmer to 1 more medical group.

Does Thomas Evan Palmer accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Thomas Palmer billed Medicare for 1,175 services in 2024, and Thomas Palmer accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Thomas Evan Palmer see?

CMS counts 629 Medicare patients who saw Thomas Palmer in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Thomas Evan Palmer bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Thomas Palmer's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), surgery: urinary system (52000) and ultrasound (76872).

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Where did Thomas Evan Palmer go to medical school?

Thomas Palmer graduated from LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport in 1979.

What drugs does Thomas Evan Palmer prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Thomas Palmer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tamsulosin HCl, Oxybutynin Chloride ER and Finasteride.

Has Thomas Evan Palmer received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,039 in general payments to Thomas Palmer from 20 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Astellas Pharma US Inc.

How long has Thomas Evan Palmer been practicing?

Thomas Palmer graduated from medical school in 1979, 47 years ago.

Does Thomas Evan Palmer do research?

Dmand AI links 4 publications to Thomas Palmer.

Who does Thomas Evan Palmer publish with?

Thomas Palmer's most frequent co-authors are Charles E. Alpers (1 shared paper) and Michael Raosen Ma, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Thomas Evan Palmer accept?

Thomas Palmer is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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