Dr. Paula Eem Pecen, MD

  • Greensboro, NC
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1740505528PAC ID6800010794
Medicare services, 2024
30,803
Medicare patients, 2024
441
Part D claims, 2024
526
Publications
37
MIPS score, 2024
87
Practice address
3312 Battleground Ave, Greensboro, NC 27410
Practice phone
Call (336) 282-8330
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Primary practice

The Surgical Eye Center

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Greensboro, North Carolina

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Dr. Paula Eem Pecen is an ophthalmologist in Greensboro, North Carolina

Dr. Pecen practices at The Surgical Eye Center in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Dr. Pecen's NPI, 1740505528, was assigned on April 5, 2010. Dr. Pecen graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Pecen holds North Carolina license 2021-00074.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6800010794
NPI enumeration date
April 5, 2010
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(336) 282-8330
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
42
Medical school graduation
2010

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Paula Eem Pecen practices at The Surgical Eye Center in Greensboro, North Carolina

Dr. Pecen's primary practice is The Surgical Eye Center, at 3312 Battleground Ave, Greensboro, NC 27410. The practice phone is (336) 282-8330.

  • The Surgical Eye Center
    3312 Battleground Ave, Greensboro, NC 27410Phone(336) 282-8330

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Dr. Paula Eem Pecen is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Pecen's primary practice is The Surgical Eye Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pecen to 1 medical group, named with a free account.

The Surgical Eye CenterSurgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Greensboro, North CarolinaPrimary
1 medical groupName with a free accountParent health systemName with a free account
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Paula Eem Pecen's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pecen practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
The Surgical Eye CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Paula Eem Pecen is one of 552 ophthalmologists in North Carolina

Ophthalmology is Dr. Pecen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Pecen's licenses on file in 2 states: North Carolina and Colorado.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 2021-00074 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • Retina specialist (ophthalmology), ColoradoLicense DR.0055882 · taxonomy 207WX0107X

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Pecen

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Paula Eem Pecen billed Medicare for 30,803 services in 2024

CMS data shows 30,803 Medicare services from Dr. Pecen across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 441 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,042,841 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202430,803
Medicare patients441
Paid by Medicare$1M
Procedure codes10

Dr. Pecen's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 22,4342024: 28,24426%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,1812024: 1,1612%
Surgery
2023: 6902024: 7103%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7432024: 6887%

Dr. Pecen compared with the North Carolina median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Pecen
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
30,803vs 1,70118.1 times
Medicare patients
441vs 56622% below
Part D claims
446vs 62028% below

Medians across 580 ophthalmologists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Pecen'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 Eem Pecen treated 441 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 441 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pecen in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 168 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.50, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Pecen's median patient age at 72, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 2024441
Average age76
Average risk score1.50
Also on Medicaid11%

Dr. Pecen's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Pecen's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women26159%
  • Men18041%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Pecen's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis42%
  4. Diabetes38%
  5. Chronic kidney disease34%
  6. Ischemic heart disease29%
  7. Anxiety24%
  8. Atrial fibrillation23%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Pecen's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men44%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Paula Eem Pecen wrote 526 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Pecen wrote 526 Medicare Part D claims for 210 patients. 60% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 446 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $13,654 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 465 claims across 12 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024526
Drugs named by CMS9
Total drug cost$13,654
Part D patients210

Dr. Pecen's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic318 claims60%
  • Brand-name208 claims40%

Dr. Pecen'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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 4652024: 4464%

Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 12 in 2023.

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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 Eem Pecen scored 87 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. Pecen for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Pecen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 18 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Pecen, more than 42% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Pecen's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 87of 100Final score
  • 87.4of 100Quality
  • 97of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 71of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Pecen ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
42nd percentile18 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Paula Eem Pecen has 37 publications on record

Dmand AI links 37 papers to Dr. Pecen, published from 2010 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Visual Acuity, Uveitis and Tomography, Optical Coherence. Dr. Pecen has published most often in Ophthalmol Retina. Dr. Pecen's most frequent co-authors are Justis P. Ehlers, MD, Marc T. Mathias, MD and Sunil K. Srivastava, MD.

Papers37
Years published2010 to 2025

Dr. Pecen's papers by year, 2015 to 2025

Topics Dr. Pecen writes about most

  • Visual Acuity
  • Uveitis
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence
  • Fluocinolone Acetonide
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Trabecular Meshwork
  • Wet Macular Degeneration

Dr. Pecen's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Pecen

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Paula Eem Pecen received $9,194 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 95 general payments to Dr. Pecen from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 55% of the total. EyePoint Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. paid the most, $5,427.

General payments to Dr. Pecen by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Pecen by kind, 2016 to 2025

$9.2Kin total
  • Consulting fees$5,09055%
  • Food and beverage$4,10445%

Companies that paid Dr. Pecen the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Paula Eem Pecen graduated from Duke University School of Medicine

Dr. Pecen graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2010.

  1. Medical schoolDuke University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Paula Eem Pecen's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Paula Eem Pecen's NPI number?

Dr. Paula Eem Pecen's NPI number is 1740505528. It was assigned on April 5, 2010, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Paula Eem Pecen?

Dr. Paula Eem Pecen is an ophthalmologist in Greensboro, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Paula Eem Pecen practice?

Dr. Pecen practices at 3312 Battleground Ave, Greensboro, NC 27410. Dr. Pecen's primary practice is The Surgical Eye Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pecen to 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Paula Eem Pecen's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Pecen is (336) 282-8330.

What is Dr. Paula Eem Pecen's medical license number?

Dr. Pecen holds North Carolina license 2021-00074, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Paula Eem Pecen been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Pecen in North Carolina and Colorado.

Does Dr. Paula Eem Pecen accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Pecen billed Medicare for 30,803 services in 2024, and Dr. Pecen accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Paula Eem Pecen's MIPS score?

Dr. Pecen's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 87 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Paula Eem Pecen see?

CMS counts 441 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pecen in 2024, with an average age of 76.

What services does Dr. Paula Eem Pecen bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Pecen's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J2777), eye exam or test (92134) and surgery: eye (67028).

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Where did Dr. Paula Eem Pecen go to medical school?

Dr. Pecen graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2010.

What drugs does Dr. Paula Eem Pecen prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Pecen's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate, Ofloxacin and Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth.

Has Dr. Paula Eem Pecen received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $9,194 in general payments to Dr. Pecen from 20 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from EyePoint Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.

How long has Dr. Paula Eem Pecen been practicing?

Dr. Pecen graduated from medical school in 2010, 16 years ago.

Does Dr. Paula Eem Pecen do research?

Dmand AI links 37 publications to Dr. Pecen, published from 2010 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Paula Eem Pecen publish with?

Dr. Pecen's most frequent co-authors are Justis P. Ehlers, MD (4 shared papers), Marc T. Mathias, MD (3 shared papers) and Sunil K. Srivastava, MD (3 shared papers).

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