Dr. Brent R. Paulger, MD

Dr. Paulger practices at Dermatology Associates of West Texas in Lubbock, Texas.

Dr. Paulger's NPI, 1093701468, was assigned on September 21, 2005. Dr. Paulger graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Paulger's Texas license number on file is J6653.

Dr. Paulger's primary practice is Dermatology Associates of West Texas, at 2202 Ithaca Ave, Lubbock, TX 79410 in Lubbock County. The practice phone is (806) 797-1202.

Dr. Paulger's primary practice is Dermatology Associates of West Texas in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Paulger is also affiliated with Covenant Medical Center. The medical group on file is Dermatology Associates of West Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Paulger to 3 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Paulger practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Dermatology is Dr. Paulger's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Paulger is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology. Dmand AI has Dr. Paulger's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, New Mexico and Florida.

Dmand AI lists acute skin infection, benign or precancerous skin growths, cancerous skin growth removal, cold sores or genital herpes, contact dermatitis, itchy rashes, joint cyst and minor injury to a limb among the conditions Dr. Paulger treats.

CMS data shows 11,837 Medicare services from Dr. Paulger across 37 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,581 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $791,439 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 1,581 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Paulger in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 695 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 1% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.95, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Paulger's median patient age at 73, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Paulger wrote 1,816 Medicare Part D claims for 742 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,667 of them, across 30 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $192,523 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,608 claims across 28 drugs.

Dr. Paulger accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 2,515 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Paulger, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Paulger, published from 2020 to 2023. Dr. Paulger has published most often in Pediatr Dermatol. Dr. Paulger's most frequent co-authors are Cloyce L. Stetson, MD, Katherine Hutka Fiala, MD and Eric Kraus, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 372 general payments to Dr. Paulger from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $2,100.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Paulger, most recently Super Doc in 2012.

Dr. Paulger graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Paulger is a member of AAD.

Dr. Paulger is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.