Physician

Lolita Vernette Palmer, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Lolita Palmer, M.D. (NPI: 1295939874) practices general surgery in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Sacramento, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is SKILLED BIOLOGICS, INC. (NPI: 1376386763) and primary practice location at 95661-4110.

Palmer's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 583 traditional Medicare patients, billed 8,472 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,050,016 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 11043 (Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less). Part D data shows 88 prescription claims across 24 beneficiaries totaling $4,773 in drug costs, led by Baclofen (Baclofen). DME data shows 475 claims. No Open Payments records. 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 moved sharply higher in recent years, from $77,133 to $1,050,016. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $3,191 and ending at $4,773. For DME billing, reported payments moved sharply higher in recent years, from $94,727 to $253,160.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	166	374	$77,133
2016	150	303	$58,896
2017	225	1,032	$83,799
2018	549	5,054	$393,467
2019	604	5,815	$570,812
2020	530	6,029	$704,701
2021	519	4,729	$548,355
2022	599	6,732	$725,457
2023	575	7,785	$894,772
2024	583	8,472	$1,050,016

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	79	210	$3,191
2016	74	197	$4,032
2017	36	101	$1,105
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	23	98	$5,478
2020	34	154	$4,008
2021	21	55	$1,236
2022	15	72	$2,025
2023	34	102	$6,646
2024	24	88	$4,773

DME Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	71	217	$76,743
2019	N/R	176	$96,539
2020	N/R	55	$6,204
2021	N/R	22	$1,134
2022	80	292	$100,777
2023	42	195	$72,148
2024	204	475	$244,037

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

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
11043	Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	157	886	$181
99306	Initial nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, 50 minutes or more	305	305	$158
11042	Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	249	986	$102
99309	Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	353	2,033	$94
99308	Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, 20 minutes or more	356	1,133	$65

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Baclofen	Baclofen	12	360	$372

Top 5 DME services in 2024

By Total Medicare Payment Amount.

HCPCS Code	HCPCS Description	Supplier Rental Indicator	Total Supplier Beneficiaries	Total Supplier Claims	Total Medicare Payment Amount
A6010	Collagen based wound filler, dry form, sterile, per gram of collagen	N	38	94	$106,155
A6023	Collagen dressing, sterile, size more than 48 sq. in., each	N	N/R	12	$69,625
A6021	Collagen dressing, sterile, size 16 sq. in. or less, each	N	19	38	$23,888
A6198	Alginate or other fiber gelling dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 48 sq. in., each dressing	N	N/R	15	$14,820
A6196	Alginate or other fiber gelling dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, each dressing	N	22	38	$10,083

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Lolita Vernette Palmer, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Lolita Vernette Palmer, M.D. (NPI 1295939874), 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 Lolita Vernette Palmer, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

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

What billing organization is linked to Lolita Vernette Palmer, M.D.?

Lolita Vernette Palmer, M.D. is linked to SKILLED BIOLOGICS, INC. (billing NPI 1376386763) in the available physician profile data.

Does Lolita Vernette Palmer, M.D. have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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