Physician

James D Palmer, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, James Palmer, MD (NPI: 1053306381) practices ophthalmology in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Santa Clara, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RETINA VITREOUS ASSOCIATES MEDICAL GROUP, INC. (NPI: 1538275920; TIN: 942906234) and primary practice location at 93940-2918.

Palmer's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,013 traditional Medicare patients, billed 59,119 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $3,234,949 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 552 prescription claims across 134 beneficiaries totaling $50,254 in drug costs, led by Bromfenac Sodium (Bromfenac Sodium). Open Payments data shows 69 records totaling $205,355. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has risen steadily, from $1,793,929 to $3,234,949. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have changed little. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$1.8M$3.5M2015 Medicare payment: $1,793,929 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $1,977,921 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $2,157,988 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $2,582,029 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $3,227,313 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $3,298,751 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $3,523,726 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $3,061,058 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $3,065,211 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $3,234,949 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
201594611,228$1,793,929
201695311,658$1,977,921
201798111,589$2,157,988
20181,02012,618$2,582,029
20191,04215,238$3,227,313
202090913,803$3,298,751
20211,01214,003$3,523,726
202289413,829$3,061,058
202398134,678$3,065,211
20241,01359,119$3,234,949

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$36K$72K2015 Drug cost: $45,668 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $53,193 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $65,522 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $60,859 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $72,187 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $65,703 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $55,864 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $53,881 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $52,605 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $50,254 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015105380$45,668
2016105422$53,193
2017102516$65,522
2018111495$60,859
2019120530$72,187
202095436$65,703
2021103407$55,864
2022117474$53,881
2023130499$52,605
2024134552$50,254

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more353659$121
67028Injection of drug into eye3661,513$112
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system523533$107
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more318435$74
92134Imaging of retina9042,400$39

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Bromfenac SodiumBromfenac Sodium772,142$11,199
XiidraLifitegrast11330$7,379
Brimonidine TartrateBrimonidine Tartrate391,613$3,632
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate421,637$1,479
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium1435,687$1,393

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.10$394RxSight Inc
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.59$204,961Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for James D. Palmer, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for James D. Palmer, MD (NPI 1053306381), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does James D. Palmer, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to James D. Palmer, MD?

James D. Palmer, MD is linked to NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RETINA VITREOUS ASSOCIATES MEDICAL GROUP, INC. (billing NPI 1538275920) in the available physician profile data.

Does James D. Palmer, MD have Open Payments data?

James D. Palmer, MD has 69 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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