Bret A. Paulson, PA
Surgical Physician Assistant · Lewiston, ID
Bret A. Paulson, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Lewiston, Idaho, and NPI 1497837447, issued on Oct 19, 2006. Check the license (Idaho PA748, as entered in NPPES) with the Idaho board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bret A. Paulson
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License numbers
- PA748 ID
PA706 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 320 Warner Dr, Lewiston, ID 83501
- Phone
- (208) 743-3523
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2026
- Fax
- (208) 746-8741
- Medicaid IDs
- 1679941553 ID
1679941553 WA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081022000099); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 320 Warner Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Bret A. Paulson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Idaho board licenses this profession
Search for license PA748Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
198 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 140 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen105 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
- Methocarbamol16 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl15 claims
- Promethazine Hcl15 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: $8,547.02
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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 2 group practices
- Catalyst Medical Group PLLCClarkston, WA
- St Joseph Hospital LLCClarkston, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bret A. Paulson among 89 surgical physician assistant records in Idaho
Bret A. Paulson, PA is one of 89 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Idaho. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2015 among the 72 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Idaho
There are 89 surgical physician assistant records in Idaho.
All 89 in Idaho → Every provider in Lewiston → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Levi Jeppson, PA-CLewiston, ID 835011992485544
- Rychael MortonLewiston, ID 835011750839023
- Kaden Thueson, PA-CLewiston, ID 835011679941553
- Clare York, MPAS, PA-CSalmon, ID 834671356437172
- Zabrina Thurman, PA-CAmmon, ID 834061538231634
- Cody Fowler, P.A.-CIdaho Falls, ID 834041386018950
- Stanford Gammon, P.A.Idaho Falls, ID 834041477992592
- Nicholas Hensley, MPAS, PA-CIdaho Falls, ID 834041831647197
Common questions
What is Bret A. Paulson, PA's NPI number?
Bret A. Paulson, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497837447, issued on Oct 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bret A. Paulson, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 Warner Dr, Lewiston, ID, 83501. Phone: (208) 743-3523. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bret A. Paulson, PA's license?
NPPES lists Idaho license number PA748, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Bret A. Paulson, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bret A. Paulson, PA had 198 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.