Dr. Viji Paulson, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,419
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 632
- Part D claims, 2024
- 381
- MIPS score, 2024
- 97
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 801 Ostrum St, Bethlehem, PA 18015
- Practice phone
- Call (610) 954-4000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
St Lukes University Hospital Bethlehem
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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Dr. Viji Paulson is an internist in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dr. Paulson practices at St Lukes University Hospital Bethlehem in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Paulson's NPI, 1598182933, was assigned on March 24, 2014. Dr. Paulson holds Pennsylvania license MD452691.
- NPI
- 1598182933NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1658590377
- NPI enumeration date
- March 24, 2014
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (610) 954-4000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 45
- Medical school graduation
- 2007
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Viji Paulson practices at St Lukes University Hospital Bethlehem in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dr. Paulson's primary practice is St Lukes University Hospital Bethlehem, at 801 Ostrum St, Bethlehem, PA 18015 in Northampton County. The practice phone is (610) 954-4000.
- St Lukes University Hospital Bethlehem801 Ostrum St, Bethlehem, PA 18015 · Northampton CountyPhone(610) 954-4000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Viji Paulson is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Paulson's primary practice is St Lukes University Hospital Bethlehem in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Dr. Paulson is also affiliated with St. Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem Campus. The medical group on file is St. Luke's South Mountain Family Practice. Dmand AI also links Dr. Paulson to 4 more hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Viji Paulson's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Paulson practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| St Lukes University Hospital Bethlehem | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Viji Paulson is one of 5,665 internists in Pennsylvania
Internal medicine is Dr. Paulson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Paulson is licensed in Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, PennsylvaniaPrimary
Internists near Dr. Paulson
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Viji Paulson billed Medicare for 1,419 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,419 Medicare services from Dr. Paulson across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 632 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $112,844 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Paulson's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,4692024: 1,4084%
- Other services
- 2023: 152024: 1127%
Dr. Paulson compared with the Pennsylvania median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Paulson
- Pennsylvania median
- Medicare services
- 1,419vs 4173.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 632vs 1853.4 times
- Part D claims
- 152vs 22432% below
Medians across 5,518 internists in Pennsylvania with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Paulson'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. Viji Paulson treated 632 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 632 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Paulson in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 245 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.62, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Paulson's median patient age at 77, with 55% women.
Dr. Paulson's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Paulson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women31450%
- Men31850%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Paulson's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis60%
- Chronic kidney disease60%
- Ischemic heart disease51%
- Heart failure50%
- Diabetes49%
- Anxiety48%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Paulson's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 77
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Viji Paulson wrote 381 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Paulson wrote 381 Medicare Part D claims for 209 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 152 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,480 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 132 claims across 7 drugs.
Dr. Paulson's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic354 claims93%
- Brand-name and other27 claims7%
Dr. Paulson'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. Paulson's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids9%34 of 381 claims
- Antibiotics18%68 of 381 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: 1322024: 15215%
Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 7 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. Viji Paulson scored 97 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Paulson for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Paulson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Paulson's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 97of 100Final score
- 82.3of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Viji Paulson received $199 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 12 general payments to Dr. Paulson from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $73.
General payments to Dr. Paulson by program year, 2016 to 2024
Companies that paid Dr. Paulson the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Viji Paulson'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Viji Paulson's NPI number?
Dr. Viji Paulson's NPI number is 1598182933. It was assigned on March 24, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Viji Paulson?
Dr. Viji Paulson is an internist in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Viji Paulson practice?
Dr. Paulson practices at 801 Ostrum St, Bethlehem, PA 18015. Dr. Paulson's primary practice is St Lukes University Hospital Bethlehem in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Dmand AI also links Dr. Paulson to 4 hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Viji Paulson's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Paulson is (610) 954-4000.
What is Dr. Viji Paulson's medical license number?
Dr. Paulson holds Pennsylvania license MD452691.
Which hospitals is Dr. Viji Paulson affiliated with?
Dr. Paulson is affiliated with St. Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem Campus. Dmand AI links Dr. Paulson to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Viji Paulson part of?
Dr. Paulson is linked to St. Luke's South Mountain Family Practice. Dmand AI links Dr. Paulson to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Viji Paulson accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Paulson billed Medicare for 1,419 services in 2024, and Dr. Paulson accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Viji Paulson's MIPS score?
Dr. Paulson's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 97 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Viji Paulson see?
CMS counts 632 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Paulson in 2024, with an average age of 78.
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What services does Dr. Viji Paulson bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Paulson's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99239) and hospital inpatient care (99223).
What drugs does Dr. Viji Paulson prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Paulson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl, Pantoprazole Sodium and Cefdinir.
Has Dr. Viji Paulson received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $199 in general payments to Dr. Paulson from 8 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Pfizer Inc.
How long has Dr. Viji Paulson been practicing?
Dr. Paulson graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.
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