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Dr. James Keith Palma, MD

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Specializes in: Emergency Medicine

736 Battlefield Boulevard N
Chesapeake, VA 23320

(757) 312-6200

Dr. James Keith Palma, MD is an emergency medicine doctor in Chesapeake, VA specializing in emergency medicine.

Office Locations

736 Battlefield Boulevard N
Chesapeake, VA 23320

(757) 312-6200

(757) 312-6181

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD in 2023

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emergency room care

In 2023, Dr. James Keith Palma, MD performed more emergency room (ER) care procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Virginia.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Keith Palma, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Chesapeake, VA during 2012 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	371

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Keith Palma, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Chesapeake, VA during 2013 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	301

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	54
Black	248
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	41
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	56
Dementia	23
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Keith Palma, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Chesapeake, VA during 2014 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	292

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	200
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	54
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	52
Dementia	26
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Keith Palma, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Chesapeake, VA during 2015 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	223

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	50
Black	392
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	72
Less than 65	166

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	51
Dementia	23
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Keith Palma, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Chesapeake, VA during 2016 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	139

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	17
Black	125
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	24
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	57
Dementia	31
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Keith Palma, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Chesapeake, VA during 2017 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	34

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	31

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	70
Dementia	26
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Keith Palma, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Chesapeake, VA during 2018 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	46

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	31
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	14
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	28
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	57
Dementia	33
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Keith Palma, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Chesapeake, VA during 2019 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	211

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	135
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	48
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	41
Dementia	26
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Keith Palma, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Chesapeake, VA during 2020 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	549

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	271
Female	350

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	364
Black	227
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	115
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	44
Dementia	30
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Keith Palma, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Chesapeake, VA during 2021 were emergency care, outpatient care, hospital care and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	11
emergency care	766
hospital care	34
outpatient care	34
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	381
Female	491

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	575
Black	259
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	308
From 75 to 84	264
85 and over	164
Less than 65	136

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	45
Dementia	30
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Keith Palma, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Chesapeake, VA during 2022 were emergency care, outpatient care, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	11
emergency care	741
hospital care	20
outpatient care	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	360
Female	447

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	551
Black	216
Hispanic	15
Asian	13
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	271
From 75 to 84	277
85 and over	163
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	42
Dementia	23
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Keith Palma, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Chesapeake, VA were emergency care, hospital care, outpatient care and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

cardiac procedures	11
catheterization	11
emergency care	333
hospital care	27
outpatient care	27
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	166
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	156
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	5
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	97
85 and over	63
Less than 65	77
65 to 74	115

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Keith Palma, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	46
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Cancer	10
Dementia	24

Education & Training

He has a state license in Virginia.

Licensed In: Virginia

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc.	$68 SONOSITE NANOMAXX SERIES ULTRASOUND SYSTEM $68
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$13 XARELTO $13

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$81

Biography

Dr. James Palma is a Chesapeake, VA physician who specializes in emergency medicine. Dr. Palma attended medical school at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD in 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Keith Palma, MD From 2012 - 2022

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