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Christine Camille Palma, DPM

Individual provider Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · NPI 1932696754

Christine Camille Palma, DPM practises Podiatry in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Graduated from Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine in 2018, 8 years ago. Practices with Vital Path Care PC, a 43-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Louisiana.

Years since qualifying
8
Trained at
Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine
Licensed in
LA
In the registry since
2018
What do these letters mean?
DPM — Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
A foot and ankle physician and surgeon.

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Practice location Address checks out

501 Dr Michael Debakey Dr Credentialing
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone: (337) 312-8120
Fax: (337) 312-8121
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Specialties & licences

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist (primary) Taxonomy 213ES0103X · Licence 326818 (LA)

Record details

NPI number1932696754
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials DPM
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedApril 17, 2018
Last updated in NPPESOctober 20, 2021
Certification dateOctober 20, 2021

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyPODIATRY
Medical schoolTEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE
Graduated 2018 (8 years in practice)
Group practice Vital Path Care Pc — 43 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal or shaving of skin growth 173 times · 89th percentile
Removal of nail tissue 760 times · 88th percentile
Removal of tissue 31 times · 74th percentile
Removal of skin lesions 1–10 times
Skin biopsy 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients365
Services billed 1,019 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age75

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $467 6 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Vital Path Care PC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 43 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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