Dr. James Donald Paauw, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 4,632
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,270
- Part D claims, 2024
- 7,262
- MIPS score, 2024
- 95
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 2401 Atherholt Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501
- Practice phone
- Call (434) 947-7700
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
The Surgery Center of Lynchburg
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Lynchburg, Virginia
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Dr. James Donald Paauw is an ophthalmologist in Lynchburg, Virginia
Dr. Paauw practices at The Surgery Center of Lynchburg in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Dr. Paauw's NPI, 1568608966, was assigned on January 6, 2009. Dr. Paauw graduated from University of Michigan Medical School in 2005. Dr. Paauw holds Virginia license 0101257893.
- NPI
- 1568608966NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5597803288
- NPI enumeration date
- January 6, 2009
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (434) 947-7700
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 47
- Medical school graduation
- 2005
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. James Donald Paauw practices at The Surgery Center of Lynchburg in Lynchburg, Virginia
Dr. Paauw's primary practice is The Surgery Center of Lynchburg, at 2401 Atherholt Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501. The practice phone is (434) 947-7700.
- The Surgery Center of Lynchburg2401 Atherholt Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501Phone(434) 947-7700
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. James Donald Paauw is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Paauw's primary practice is The Surgery Center of Lynchburg in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. Paauw is also affiliated with Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Paauw to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James Donald Paauw's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Paauw practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| The Surgery Center of Lynchburg | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James Donald Paauw is one of 504 ophthalmologists in Virginia
Ophthalmology is Dr. Paauw's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Paauw's licenses on file in 2 states: Virginia and Florida.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, VirginiaPrimary
- Florida license
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Paauw
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James Donald Paauw billed Medicare for 4,632 services in 2024
CMS data shows 4,632 Medicare services from Dr. Paauw across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,270 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $381,507 for them.
Dr. Paauw's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2,6172024: 2,610No change
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,4882024: 1,3787%
- Surgery
- 2023: 5662024: 5424%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1152024: 10211%
Where Dr. Paauw's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office4,25192%
- In a facility3818%
Dr. Paauw compared with the Virginia median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Paauw
- Virginia median
- Medicare services
- 4,632vs 1,9242.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 1,270vs 78063% above
- Part D claims
- 7,185vs 52213.8 times
Medians across 517 ophthalmologists in Virginia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Paauw'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. James Donald Paauw treated 1,270 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 1,270 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Paauw in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 559 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.06, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Paauw's median patient age at 74, with 57% women.
Dr. Paauw's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Paauw's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women75159%
- Men51941%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Paauw's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis40%
- Diabetes33%
- Chronic kidney disease28%
- Ischemic heart disease20%
- Anxiety18%
- Atrial fibrillation16%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Paauw's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James Donald Paauw wrote 7,262 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Paauw wrote 7,262 Medicare Part D claims for 1,384 patients. 71% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 7,185 of them, across 27 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $727,994 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,819 claims across 25 drugs.
Dr. Paauw's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic5,189 claims71%
- Brand-name2,073 claims29%
Dr. Paauw'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: 6,8192024: 7,1855%
Drugs named by CMS: 27 in 2024, 25 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. James Donald Paauw scored 95 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Paauw for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Paauw accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 331 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Paauw, more than 91% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Paauw's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 95of 100Final score
- 98.9of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 86of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Paauw ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 91st percentile331 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
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. James Donald Paauw received $340,389 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 154 general payments to Dr. Paauw from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 79% of the total. Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. paid the most, $268,130. It also lists 16 research payments totaling $158,242 from 2023 to 2025, naming 1 clinical trial.
General payments to Dr. Paauw by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Paauw by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Speaker and faculty fees$268,64779%
- Consulting fees$67,58320%
- Food and beverage$4,1591%
Companies that paid Dr. Paauw the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. James Donald Paauw graduated from University of Michigan Medical School
Dr. Paauw graduated from University of Michigan Medical School in 2005.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. James Donald Paauw'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. James Donald Paauw's NPI number?
Dr. James Donald Paauw's NPI number is 1568608966. It was assigned on January 6, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James Donald Paauw?
Dr. James Donald Paauw is an ophthalmologist in Lynchburg, Virginia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. James Donald Paauw practice?
Dr. Paauw practices at 2401 Atherholt Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501. Dr. Paauw's primary practice is The Surgery Center of Lynchburg in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dmand AI also links Dr. Paauw to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. James Donald Paauw's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Paauw is (434) 947-7700.
What is Dr. James Donald Paauw's medical license number?
Dr. Paauw holds Virginia license 0101257893, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. James Donald Paauw been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Paauw in Virginia and Florida.
Which hospitals is Dr. James Donald Paauw affiliated with?
Dr. Paauw is affiliated with Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Paauw to 1 more hospital.
Does Dr. James Donald Paauw accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Paauw billed Medicare for 4,632 services in 2024, and Dr. Paauw accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. James Donald Paauw's MIPS score?
Dr. Paauw's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 95 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. James Donald Paauw see?
CMS counts 1,270 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Paauw in 2024, with an average age of 77.
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What services does Dr. James Donald Paauw bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Paauw's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), eye exam or test (92083) and eye exam or test (92133).
Where did Dr. James Donald Paauw go to medical school?
Dr. Paauw graduated from University of Michigan Medical School in 2005.
What drugs does Dr. James Donald Paauw prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Paauw's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Dorzolamide-Timolol and Prednisolone Acetate.
Has Dr. James Donald Paauw received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $340,389 in general payments to Dr. Paauw from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.
How long has Dr. James Donald Paauw been practicing?
Dr. Paauw graduated from medical school in 2005, 21 years ago.
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