Dr. Kristen L. Paulus, MD

Dr. Paulus practices at Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Sarasota Campus in Sarasota, Florida, part of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System.

Dr. Paulus' NPI, 1639168628, was assigned on October 21, 2005. Dr. Paulus graduated from Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 1993. Dr. Paulus holds Florida license ME73853.

Dr. Paulus' primary practice is Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Sarasota Campus, at 1700 S Tamiami Trl, Sarasota, FL 34239 in Sarasota County. The practice phone is (941) 917-9000.

Dr. Paulus' primary practice is Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Sarasota Campus in Sarasota, Florida, part of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System. Dr. Paulus is also affiliated with Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice. The medical group on file is First Physicians Group of Sarasota. Dmand AI also links Dr. Paulus to 3 more home health agencies, 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. Paulus practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Paulus' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Paulus is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Paulus is licensed in Florida.

Dmand AI lists acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, ADHD, adjustment disease, alcohol use disorders, aneurysm, ankle or foot injury and anxiety among the conditions Dr. Paulus treats.

CMS data shows 1,774 Medicare services from Dr. Paulus across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 443 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $130,419 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 443 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Paulus in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 193 patients. 71% of them have high cholesterol, and 65% have high blood pressure. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.97, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Paulus' median patient age at 74, with 77% women.

In 2024, Dr. Paulus wrote 4,550 Medicare Part D claims for 495 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,050 of them, across 80 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $145,964 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,016 claims across 84 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Paulus for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Paulus accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Paulus as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Paulus. Dr. Paulus' most frequent co-author is Fabrizio Michelassi, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Paulus from 2 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2020. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $17.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Paulus, most recently NCQA PCMH in 2016.

Dr. Paulus graduated from Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 1993.

Dr. Paulus is in network with 15 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.