Dr. Stephen M. Paulson, MD

  • San Antonio, TX
  • Emergency medicine physician
NPI1780896829PAC ID4284790023
Medicare services, 2024
306
Medicare patients, 2024
195
Part D claims, 2024
238
MIPS score, 2024
96
Hospital affiliations
6
Practice address
333 N Santa Rosa St, San Antonio, TX 78207
Practice phone
Call (210) 704-3342
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Primary practice

CHRISTUS Children's

Hospital · San Antonio, Texas

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Dr. Stephen M. Paulson is an emergency medicine physician in San Antonio, Texas

Dr. Paulson practices at CHRISTUS Children's in San Antonio, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health.

Dr. Paulson's NPI, 1780896829, was assigned on May 3, 2007. Dr. Paulson graduated from The Medical School of Maine in 2004. Dr. Paulson's Texas license number on file is N2237.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4284790023
NPI enumeration date
May 3, 2007
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(210) 704-3342
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
52
Medical school graduation
2004

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

Dr. Stephen M. Paulson practices at CHRISTUS Children's in San Antonio, Texas

Dr. Paulson's primary practice is CHRISTUS Children's, at 333 N Santa Rosa St, San Antonio, TX 78207 in Bexar County. The practice phone is (210) 704-3342.

  • CHRISTUS Children's
    333 N Santa Rosa St, San Antonio, TX 78207 · Bexar CountyPhone(210) 704-3342

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Dr. Stephen M. Paulson is affiliated with 16 sites of care and 9 medical groups

Dr. Paulson's primary practice is CHRISTUS Children's in San Antonio, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health. Dr. Paulson is also affiliated with Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is Emergency Service Partners, L.P. Dmand AI also links Dr. Paulson to 4 more hospitals, 8 group practices and clinics, 8 medical groups and 2 physician offices, each named with a free account.

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Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Stephen M. Paulson's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Paulson practices, 16 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
CHRISTUS Children'sAvailable with a free account
+15 more sites and 8 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Stephen M. Paulson is one of 4,831 emergency medicine physicians in Texas

Emergency medicine is Dr. Paulson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Paulson is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Paulson's licenses on file in 14 states: Texas, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, Nevada, Wisconsin and Arizona.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency medicine, TexasPrimaryLicense N2237 · 2009 to 2025 · taxonomy 207P00000X
  • Georgia license2024 to 2026
  • Hawaii license2025 to 2026
  • Illinois license2024 to 2026
  • Missouri license2025 to 2026
  • Ohio license2024 to 2026
  • Pennsylvania license2024 to 2026
  • Alabama license2024 to 2025
  • Colorado licenseLicense 44621 · 2022 to 2025
  • Iowa license2024 to 2025
  • Louisiana license2024 to 2025
  • Nevada license2022 to 2025
  • Wisconsin license2024 to 2025
  • Arizona license2022 to 2023

Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Paulson

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

Dr. Stephen M. Paulson billed Medicare for 306 services in 2024

CMS data shows 306 Medicare services from Dr. Paulson across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 195 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $24,601 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024306
Medicare patients195
Paid by Medicare$24,601
Procedure codes4

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1182024: 19364%
Tests and treatments
2023: 182024: 113528%

Dr. Paulson compared with the Texas median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Paulson
  • Texas median
Medicare services
306vs 22536% above
Medicare patients
195vs 2065% below
Part D claims
127vs 7472% above

Medians across 4,588 emergency medicine physicians in Texas 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. Stephen M. Paulson treated 195 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 195 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Paulson in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 71 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 30% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.61, 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 46, with 61% women.

Medicare patients, 2024195
Average age75
Average risk score2.61
Also on Medicaid30%

Dr. Paulson's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Paulson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women11861%
  • Men7739%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes54%
  4. Arthritis51%
  5. Ischemic heart disease51%
  6. Mood disorders44%
  7. Anxiety42%
  8. Chronic kidney disease41%

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

Dr. Paulson's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 46

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women61%
  • Men38%

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

Dr. Stephen M. Paulson wrote 238 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Paulson wrote 238 Medicare Part D claims for 144 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 127 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $934 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 94 claims across 5 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024238
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$934
Part D patients144

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

  • Generic221 claims93%
  • Brand-name and other17 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

  • Antibiotics32%75 of 238 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: 942024: 12735%

Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 5 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. Stephen M. Paulson scored 96 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 96 out of 100 for Dr. Paulson for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.

Dr. Paulson's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 96of 100Final score
  • 92of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 85of 100Cost

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

Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Stephen M. Paulson received $2,105 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 27 general payments to Dr. Paulson from 8 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 52% of the total. TerSera Therapeutics LLC paid the most, $1,093.

General payments to Dr. Paulson by program year, 2017 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Paulson by kind, 2017 to 2025

$2.1Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,10552%
  • Consulting fees$1,00048%

Companies that paid Dr. Paulson the most, 2017 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. Stephen M. Paulson graduated from The Medical School of Maine

Dr. Paulson graduated from The Medical School of Maine in 2004.

  1. Medical schoolThe Medical School of Maine
  2. Board certified in emergency medicineAmerican Board of Emergency Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Stephen M. Paulson accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Paulson is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • HCSC
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Baylor Scott and White
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Plan types Dr. Paulson accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO10
  2. HMO9
  3. POS6
  4. Medicare5
  5. EPO3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Stephen M. Paulson'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 percentilesClinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Stephen M. Paulson's NPI number?

Dr. Stephen M. Paulson's NPI number is 1780896829. It was assigned on May 3, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Stephen M. Paulson?

Dr. Stephen M. Paulson is an emergency medicine physician in San Antonio, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).

Where does Dr. Stephen M. Paulson practice?

Dr. Paulson practices at 333 N Santa Rosa St, San Antonio, TX 78207. Dr. Paulson's primary practice is CHRISTUS Children's in San Antonio, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Paulson to 4 hospitals, 8 group practices and clinics, 8 medical groups and 2 physician offices.

What is Dr. Stephen M. Paulson's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Paulson is (210) 704-3342.

What is Dr. Stephen M. Paulson's medical license number?

Dr. Paulson's Texas license number on file is N2237, one of the licenses on file in 14 states.

Which states has Dr. Stephen M. Paulson been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Paulson in Texas (2009 to 2025), Georgia (2024 to 2026), Hawaii (2025 to 2026), Illinois (2024 to 2026), Missouri (2025 to 2026), Ohio (2024 to 2026), Pennsylvania (2024 to 2026), Alabama (2024 to 2025), Colorado (2022 to 2025), Iowa (2024 to 2025), Louisiana (2024 to 2025), Nevada (2022 to 2025), Wisconsin (2024 to 2025) and Arizona (2022 to 2023).

Which hospitals is Dr. Stephen M. Paulson affiliated with?

Dr. Paulson practices at CHRISTUS Children's in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Paulson is also affiliated with Methodist Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Paulson to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Stephen M. Paulson part of?

Dr. Paulson is linked to Emergency Service Partners, L.P. Dmand AI links Dr. Paulson to 8 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Stephen M. Paulson accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Paulson billed Medicare for 306 services in 2024.

What is Dr. Stephen M. Paulson's MIPS score?

Dr. Paulson's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 96 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Stephen M. Paulson see?

CMS counts 195 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Paulson in 2024, with an average age of 75.

Is Dr. Stephen M. Paulson board certified?

Yes. Dr. Paulson is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

What services does Dr. Stephen M. Paulson bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Paulson's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285), heart test or procedure (93010) and critical care (99291).

Where did Dr. Stephen M. Paulson go to medical school?

Dr. Paulson graduated from The Medical School of Maine in 2004.

What drugs does Dr. Stephen M. Paulson prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Paulson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ibuprofen, Cefdinir and Ondansetron ODT.

Has Dr. Stephen M. Paulson received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,105 in general payments to Dr. Paulson from 8 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from TerSera Therapeutics LLC.

How long has Dr. Stephen M. Paulson been practicing?

Dr. Paulson graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Stephen M. Paulson accept?

Dr. Paulson is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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