Avery John Paulson, RN, NP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · San Luis Obispo, CA
Avery John Paulson, RN, NP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in San Luis Obispo, California, and NPI 1013489715, issued on Dec 19, 2018. Check the license (California 95024036, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Avery John Paulson
- Credential
- RN, NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License numbers
- 95024036 CA
686849 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2180 Johnson Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
- Phone
- (805) 431-1334
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231010001294); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2180 Johnson Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Avery John Paulson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 95024036Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
189 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone61 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate15 claims
- Buspirone Hcl14 claims
- Trazodone Hcl13 claims
- Buprenorphine Hcl12 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl12 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $78.38
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- County OF San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Avery John Paulson among 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California
Avery John Paulson, RN, NP is one of 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 30% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 30% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2021 among the 1,965 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 16% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in California
There are 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California.
All 4,226 in California → Every provider in San Luis Obispo → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Katie Bailey, PMHNP-BCSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011790359917
- Jesse Delong, PMHNPSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011962942763
- Lorelei Sherry Dumaplin, RN, PMHNP-BCSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011306110986
- Jeffery Elliott, NPSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011679656847
- Mary Garrett, NPSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011134499908
- Julia Tidik, PMHNPSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011396299525
- Deborah Holzman, APRNLos Osos, CA 934021902181480
- Amanda SelmanSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051326602913
Common questions
What is Avery John Paulson, RN, NP's NPI number?
Avery John Paulson, RN, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013489715, issued on Dec 19, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Avery John Paulson, RN, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2180 Johnson Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401. Phone: (805) 431-1334. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Avery John Paulson, RN, NP's license?
NPPES lists California license number 95024036, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Avery John Paulson, RN, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Avery John Paulson, RN, NP had 189 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.