Benjamin Jacob Paulin, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Columbia, SC
Benjamin Jacob Paulin, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1508386566, issued on Jun 21, 2017. Check the license (South Carolina MPA.2759, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Jacob Paulin
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- MPA.2759 SC
2759 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 400, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 765-9215
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 3035PA SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170915000737); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Benjamin Jacob Paulin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license MPA.2759Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
267 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 92 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen73 claims
- Clopidogrel39 claims
- Eliquis24 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate12 claims
- Brilinta11 claims
- Xarelto11 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $407.15
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Lexington Health IncWest Columbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Jacob Paulin among 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina
Benjamin Jacob Paulin, PA-C is one of 2,294 physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 43% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2019 among the 1,516 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
247 physician assistant records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 247 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Jacob Paulin, PA-C's NPI number?
Benjamin Jacob Paulin, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508386566, issued on Jun 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Jacob Paulin, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 400, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 765-9215. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Jacob Paulin, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number MPA.2759, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin Jacob Paulin, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Jacob Paulin, PA-C had 267 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Jacob Paulin, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.