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Dr. Patrick E. Paullus, MD
NPI1235558487PAC ID3779884663
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,087
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 335
- Part D claims, 2024
- 425
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 705 Quail Creek Dr, Amarillo, TX 79124
- Practice phone
- Call (806) 353-6400
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Southwest Neuroscience and Spine Center PA
Amarillo, Texas
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Dr. Patrick E. Paullus is a neurosurgeon in Amarillo, Texas
Dr. Paullus practices at Southwest Neuroscience and Spine Center PA in Amarillo, Texas.
Dr. Paullus' NPI, 1235558487, was assigned on April 15, 2014. Dr. Paullus graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2014. Dr. Paullus holds Texas license U8800.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1235558487NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3779884663
- NPI enumeration date
- April 15, 2014
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (806) 353-6400
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 38
- Medical school graduation
- 2014
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Patrick E. Paullus practices at Southwest Neuroscience and Spine Center PA in Amarillo, Texas
Dr. Paullus' primary practice is Southwest Neuroscience and Spine Center PA, at 705 Quail Creek Dr, Amarillo, TX 79124 in Potter County. The practice phone is (806) 353-6400.
- Southwest Neuroscience and Spine Center PA705 Quail Creek Dr, Amarillo, TX 79124 · Potter CountyPhone(806) 353-6400
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Patrick E. Paullus is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Paullus' primary practice is Southwest Neuroscience and Spine Center PA in Amarillo, Texas. Dr. Paullus is also affiliated with BSA Hospital. The medical group on file is Advanced Pain Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Paullus to 4 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Southwest Neuroscience and Spine Center PAPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Patrick E. Paullus' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Paullus practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Southwest Neuroscience and Spine Center PA | Available with a free account |
| +7 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Patrick E. Paullus is one of 603 neurosurgeons in Texas
Neurological surgery is Dr. Paullus' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Paullus' licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Arkansas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurological surgery, TexasPrimary
- Arkansas license
Neurosurgeons near Dr. Paullus
Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
603neurosurgeons in Texas
8neurosurgeons in Amarillo
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Patrick E. Paullus billed Medicare for 2,087 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,087 Medicare services from Dr. Paullus across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 335 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $74,294 for them.
Medicare services, 20242,087
Medicare patients335
Paid by Medicare$74,294
Procedure codes20
Dr. Paullus' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 1,8042024: 1,33926%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3272024: 38919%
- Surgery
- 2023: 3132024: 18940%
- Imaging
- 2023: 02024: 170
Where Dr. Paullus' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2,00096%
- In a facility874%
Dr. Paullus compared with the Texas median for neurosurgeons, 2024
- Dr. Paullus
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 2,087vs 2129.8 times
- Medicare patients
- 335vs 1382.4 times
- Part D claims
- 369vs 586.4 times
Medians across 518 neurosurgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Paullus' 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. Patrick E. Paullus treated 335 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 335 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Paullus in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 143 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.25, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Paullus' median patient age at 69, with 48% women.
Medicare patients, 2024335
Average age75
Average risk score1.25
Also on Medicaid7%
Dr. Paullus' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Paullus' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women17753%
- Men15847%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Paullus' Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease36%
- Mood disorders30%
- Anxiety29%
- Depression28%
- Diabetes28%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Paullus' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women48%
- Men51%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Patrick E. Paullus wrote 425 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Paullus wrote 425 Medicare Part D claims for 151 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 369 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,792 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 340 claims across 9 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024425
Drugs named by CMS8
Total drug cost$3,792
Part D patients151
Dr. Paullus' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic421 claims99%
- Brand-name and other4 claims1%
Dr. Paullus' 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. Paullus' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids24%102 of 425 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: 3402024: 3699%
Drugs named by CMS: 8 in 2024, 9 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. Patrick E. Paullus ranks in the 89th percentile for spinal fusion in Medicare
Dr. Paullus accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 189 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Paullus, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Paullus ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Spinal fusion
- 89th percentile189 procedures
- Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
- 80th percentile55 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Patrick E. Paullus has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Paullus. Dr. Paullus' most frequent co-author is Noojan J. Kazemi, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Paullus' most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Paullus
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Patrick E. Paullus received $2,762 in industry payments from 2021 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 26 general payments to Dr. Paullus from 9 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Globus Medical, Inc. paid the most, $2,020.
General payments to Dr. Paullus by program year, 2021 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Paullus by kind, 2021 to 2025
$2.8Kin total
- Travel and lodging$1,70062%
- Food and beverage$1,06238%
Companies that paid Dr. Paullus the most, 2021 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Patrick E. Paullus graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dr. Paullus graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2014.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Patrick E. Paullus accepts plans from 21 insurance carriers
Dr. Paullus is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- Alliant Health Plans
- Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- Aspirus Health Plan
- HCSC
- +13 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Paullus accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO12
- HMO11
- Medicare6
- POS6
- EPO4
- Medicaid2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Patrick E. Paullus'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 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 |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Patrick E. Paullus' NPI number?
Dr. Patrick E. Paullus' NPI number is 1235558487. It was assigned on April 15, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Patrick E. Paullus?
Dr. Patrick E. Paullus is a neurosurgeon in Amarillo, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).
Where does Dr. Patrick E. Paullus practice?
Dr. Paullus practices at 705 Quail Creek Dr, Amarillo, TX 79124. Dr. Paullus' primary practice is Southwest Neuroscience and Spine Center PA in Amarillo, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Paullus to 4 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Patrick E. Paullus' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Paullus is (806) 353-6400.
What is Dr. Patrick E. Paullus' medical license number?
Dr. Paullus holds Texas license U8800, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Patrick E. Paullus been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Paullus in Texas (2024 to 2026) and Arkansas (2020 to 2026).
Which hospitals is Dr. Patrick E. Paullus affiliated with?
Dr. Paullus is affiliated with BSA Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Paullus to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Patrick E. Paullus part of?
Dr. Paullus is linked to Advanced Pain Care. Dmand AI links Dr. Paullus to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Patrick E. Paullus accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Paullus billed Medicare for 2,087 services in 2024, and Dr. Paullus accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Patrick E. Paullus see?
CMS counts 335 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Paullus in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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What services does Dr. Patrick E. Paullus bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Paullus' most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), injected or infused drug (J1100) and office visit, new patient (99204).
Where did Dr. Patrick E. Paullus go to medical school?
Dr. Paullus graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2014.
What drugs does Dr. Patrick E. Paullus prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Paullus' most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Methocarbamol and Tizanidine HCl.
Has Dr. Patrick E. Paullus received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,762 in general payments to Dr. Paullus from 9 companies from 2021 to 2025. The largest total came from Globus Medical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Patrick E. Paullus been practicing?
Dr. Paullus graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.
Does Dr. Patrick E. Paullus do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Paullus.
Who does Dr. Patrick E. Paullus publish with?
Dr. Paullus' most frequent co-authors are Noojan J. Kazemi, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Patrick E. Paullus accept?
Dr. Paullus is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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