Dr. Kenneth D. Palmer, MD

Dr. Palmer practices at Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital in The Woodlands, Texas, part of Houston Methodist.

Dr. Palmer's NPI, 1437165750, was assigned on July 31, 2006. Dr. Palmer graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Palmer's Texas license number on file is J6199.

Dr. Palmer's primary practice is Houston Methodist the Woodlands Hospital, at 17201 Interstate 45 South, The Woodlands, TX 77385 in Montgomery County. The practice phone is (936) 270-2000.

Dr. Palmer's primary practice is Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital in The Woodlands, Texas, part of Houston Methodist. Dr. Palmer is also affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Palmer to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Palmer practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Palmer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Palmer is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Palmer's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, New York and Connecticut.

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, back pain injection, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, joint cyst, joint pain, lower back pain and muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain among the conditions Dr. Palmer treats.

CMS data shows 1,445 Medicare services from Dr. Palmer across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 420 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $196,305 for them.

CMS counts 420 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Palmer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 192 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.17, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Palmer's median patient age at 74, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Palmer wrote 748 Medicare Part D claims for 195 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 701 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,702 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 757 claims across 10 drugs.

Dr. Palmer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 96 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Palmer, more than 93% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Palmer, published from 2013 to 2019. 2018 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Antiviral Agents, Plant Lectins and HIV-1. Dr. Palmer has published most often in Antimicrob Agents Chemother. Dr. Palmer's most frequent co-authors are Kenneth Eugene Palmer, MD, Danial Malik, MD and Carli P. Whittington, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 172 general payments to Dr. Palmer from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 49% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $7,383.

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

Dr. Palmer graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 1989.

Dr. Palmer is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.