Dr. James E. Palen, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,071
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 197
- Part D claims, 2024
- 9,195
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Industry payments
- $6,521
- Practice address
- 3129 Blattner Dr, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
- Practice phone
- Call (573) 335-0166
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Riverside Family Medicine
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
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Dr. James E. Palen is a family medicine physician in Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Dr. Palen practices at Riverside Family Medicine in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Dr. Palen's NPI, 1114973161, was assigned on May 25, 2006. Dr. Palen graduated from University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine in 1970. Dr. Palen holds Missouri license 32836.
- NPI
- 1114973161NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3173535127
- NPI enumeration date
- May 25, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (573) 335-0166
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 82
- Medical school graduation
- 1970
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. James E. Palen practices at Riverside Family Medicine in Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Dr. Palen's primary practice is Riverside Family Medicine, at 3129 Blattner Dr, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703 in Cape Girardeau County. The practice phone is (573) 335-0166.
- Riverside Family Medicine3129 Blattner Dr, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703 · Cape Girardeau CountyPhone(573) 335-0166
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. James E. Palen is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Palen's primary practice is Riverside Family Medicine in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Dr. Palen is also affiliated with Saint Francis Medical Center. The medical group on file is Riverside Family Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Palen to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James E. Palen's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Palen practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Riverside Family Medicine | Available with a free account |
| +6 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James E. Palen is one of 2,412 family medicine physicians in Missouri
Family medicine is Dr. Palen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Palen is licensed in Missouri.
Specialties and state licenses
- Family medicine, MissouriPrimary
Family medicine physicians near Dr. Palen
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James E. Palen billed Medicare for 2,071 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,071 Medicare services from Dr. Palen across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 197 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $80,334 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Palen's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,2032024: 1,35713%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 305
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 962024: 265176%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 802024: 6223%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 372024: 5138%
- Surgery
- 2023: 322024: 313%
Dr. Palen compared with the Missouri median for family medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Palen
- Missouri median
- Medicare services
- 2,071vs 3336.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 197vs 15626% above
- Part D claims
- 8,498vs 1,2316.9 times
Medians across 2,555 family medicine physicians in Missouri with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Palen'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. James E. Palen treated 197 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 197 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Palen in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 80 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 64% have arthritis. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.51, 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. Palen's median patient age at 75, with 59% women.
Dr. Palen's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Palen's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women11759%
- Men8041%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Palen's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- Arthritis64%
- High cholesterol62%
- Diabetes39%
- Mood disorders38%
- Depression36%
- Anxiety34%
- COPD30%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Palen's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 75
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women59%
- Men41%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James E. Palen wrote 9,195 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Palen wrote 9,195 Medicare Part D claims for 350 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 8,498 of them, across 153 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $547,627 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 8,263 claims across 165 drugs.
Dr. Palen's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic7,660 claims83%
- Brand-name1,470 claims16%
- Other65 claims1%
Dr. Palen'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. Palen's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids4%394 of 9,195 claims
- Antibiotics2%215 of 9,195 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over2%178 of 9,195 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: 8,2632024: 8,4983%
Drugs named by CMS: 153 in 2024, 165 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
How Dr. James E. Palen takes part in Medicare
Dr. Palen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. James E. Palen received $6,521 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 403 general payments to Dr. Palen from 50 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,181.
General payments to Dr. Palen by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Palen by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$6,512100%
- Education$90%
Companies that paid Dr. Palen 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. James E. Palen graduated from University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine
Dr. Palen graduated from University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine in 1970.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. James E. Palen'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 Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. James E. Palen's NPI number?
Dr. James E. Palen's NPI number is 1114973161. It was assigned on May 25, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James E. Palen?
Dr. James E. Palen is a family medicine physician in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).
Where does Dr. James E. Palen practice?
Dr. Palen practices at 3129 Blattner Dr, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703. Dr. Palen's primary practice is Riverside Family Medicine in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Dmand AI also links Dr. Palen to 3 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 skilled nursing facility.
What is Dr. James E. Palen's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Palen is (573) 335-0166.
What is Dr. James E. Palen's medical license number?
Dr. Palen holds Missouri license 32836.
Which hospitals is Dr. James E. Palen affiliated with?
Dr. Palen is affiliated with Saint Francis Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Palen to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. James E. Palen part of?
Dr. Palen is linked to Riverside Family Medicine.
Does Dr. James E. Palen accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Palen billed Medicare for 2,071 services in 2024, and Dr. Palen accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. James E. Palen see?
CMS counts 197 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Palen in 2024, with an average age of 77.
What services does Dr. James E. Palen bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Palen's most billed Medicare services were care management and other visits (99490), office visit, established patient (99214) and nursing facility care (99308).
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Where did Dr. James E. Palen go to medical school?
Dr. Palen graduated from University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine in 1970.
What drugs does Dr. James E. Palen prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Palen's most prescribed drugs by claims were Levothyroxine Sodium, Gabapentin and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. James E. Palen received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $6,521 in general payments to Dr. Palen from 50 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. James E. Palen been practicing?
Dr. Palen graduated from medical school in 1970, 56 years ago.
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