Dr. Paula M. Muto, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 450
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 136
- Part D claims, 2024
- 104
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 70 East Street, Methuen, MA 01844
- Practice phone
- Call (978) 687-0156
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Paula M. Muto is a general surgeon in Methuen, Massachusetts
Dr. Muto practices at Merrimack Health Methuen Hospital in Methuen, Massachusetts, part of Lawrence Hospital.
Dr. Muto's NPI, 1447258363, was assigned on July 13, 2005. Dr. Muto graduated from New York Medical College in 1989. Dr. Muto holds Massachusetts license 81002.
- NPI
- 1447258363NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7618071002
- NPI enumeration date
- July 13, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (978) 687-0156
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 63
- Medical school graduation
- 1989
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Paula M. Muto practices at Merrimack Health Methuen Hospital in Methuen, Massachusetts
Dr. Muto's primary practice is Merrimack Health Methuen Hospital, at 70 East Street, Methuen, MA 01844 in Essex County. The practice phone is (978) 687-0156.
- Merrimack Health Methuen Hospital70 East Street, Methuen, MA 01844 · Essex CountyPhone(978) 687-0156
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Paula M. Muto is affiliated with 2 sites of care
Dr. Muto's primary practice is Merrimack Health Methuen Hospital in Methuen, Massachusetts, part of Lawrence Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Muto to 1 physician office, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Paula M. Muto's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Muto practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Merrimack Health Methuen Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Paula M. Muto is one of 732 general surgeons in Massachusetts
Surgery is Dr. Muto's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Muto is licensed in Massachusetts.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, MassachusettsPrimary
General surgeons near Dr. Muto
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Paula M. Muto billed Medicare for 450 services in 2024
CMS data shows 450 Medicare services from Dr. Muto across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 136 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $95,359 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Muto's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2502024: 2346%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1372024: 12012%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1122024: 9614%
Dr. Muto compared with the Massachusetts median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Muto
- Massachusetts median
- Medicare services
- 450vs 2002.3 times
- Medicare patients
- 136vs 15211% below
- Part D claims
- 72vs 223.3 times
Medians across 688 general surgeons in Massachusetts with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Muto's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Paula M. Muto treated 136 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 136 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Muto in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 52 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.30, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Muto's median patient age at 59, with 75% women.
Dr. Muto's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Muto's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women10275%
- Men3425%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Muto's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol74%
- Arthritis60%
- Diabetes31%
- Mood disorders30%
- Depression28%
- Anxiety26%
- Chronic kidney disease24%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Muto's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 59
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women75%
- Men25%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Paula M. Muto wrote 104 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Muto wrote 104 Medicare Part D claims for 57 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 72 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $306 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 31 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Muto's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic102 claims98%
- Brand-name and other2 claims2%
Dr. Muto's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Muto's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics37%38 of 104 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 312024: 72132%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 1 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Paula M. Muto ranks in the 89th percentile for varicose vein removal in Medicare
Dr. Muto accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 169 procedures of varicose vein removal by Dr. Muto, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Muto ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Varicose vein removal
- 89th percentile169 procedures
- Removal of tissue
- 84th percentile87 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Paula M. Muto has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Muto in 2021. Dr. Muto's most frequent co-authors are Aaron Richard Dezube, MD and Mark David Iafrati, MD.
Dr. Muto's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Muto
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Paula M. Muto received $348 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 11 general payments to Dr. Muto from 9 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Ethicon Inc. paid the most, $136.
General payments to Dr. Muto by program year, 2018 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Muto the most, 2018 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Paula M. Muto graduated from New York Medical College
Dr. Muto graduated from New York Medical College in 1989.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Paula M. Muto's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Paula M. Muto's NPI number?
Dr. Paula M. Muto's NPI number is 1447258363. It was assigned on July 13, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Paula M. Muto?
Dr. Paula M. Muto is a general surgeon in Methuen, Massachusetts. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Paula M. Muto practice?
Dr. Muto practices at 70 East Street, Methuen, MA 01844. Dr. Muto's primary practice is Merrimack Health Methuen Hospital in Methuen, Massachusetts, part of Lawrence Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Muto to 1 physician office.
What is Dr. Paula M. Muto's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Muto is (978) 687-0156.
What is Dr. Paula M. Muto's medical license number?
Dr. Muto holds Massachusetts license 81002.
Which hospitals is Dr. Paula M. Muto affiliated with?
Dr. Muto practices at Merrimack Health Methuen Hospital in Methuen, Massachusetts.
Does Dr. Paula M. Muto accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Muto billed Medicare for 450 services in 2024, and Dr. Muto accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Paula M. Muto see?
CMS counts 136 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Muto in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Paula M. Muto bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Muto's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99215), blood vessel study (93970) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Paula M. Muto go to medical school?
Dr. Muto graduated from New York Medical College in 1989.
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What drugs does Dr. Paula M. Muto prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Muto's most prescribed drugs by claims were Diazepam and Doxycycline Hyclate.
Has Dr. Paula M. Muto received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $348 in general payments to Dr. Muto from 9 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from Ethicon Inc.
How long has Dr. Paula M. Muto been practicing?
Dr. Muto graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.
Does Dr. Paula M. Muto do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Muto.
Who does Dr. Paula M. Muto publish with?
Dr. Muto's most frequent co-authors are Aaron Richard Dezube, MD (1 shared paper) and Mark David Iafrati, MD (1 shared paper).
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