DAVID PAUL, MD
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician in COLUMBIA, Maryland. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.
What the federal data shows
DAVID PAUL, MD filed 20 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician in COLUMBIA, Maryland.
- 20
- Part D claims, 2023
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DAVID PAUL, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally
20 0th percentile higher than 0% of 1,370,886 prescribers
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Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
DAVID PAUL, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about DAVID PAUL, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in Maryland
How Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Maryland providers
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician share within Maryland
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician is one of the more visible NUCC categories in Maryland
Each bar reflects the share of in-state providers whose primary NUCC taxonomy matches the specialty. Long tail of ~690 NUCC codes folded into "Other" to keep the comparison legible.
Specialty board-certification context
Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)
- Est. board-certified rate
- 78%
- Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician ABMS/AOA estimate
Est. board-certified rate (Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate
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Specialty board-certified rate — Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician estimate
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus Maintenance of Certification cycles. CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field; the figure shown is the specialty-level estimated rate from ABMS / AOA reference data.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
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DAVID PAUL, MD is a Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician provider practicing in COLUMBIA, Maryland, according to the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Credentials: MD. NPI: 1417922923. This profile includes practice location, specialty classification, and organizational affiliations from the CMS provider registry. Provider information is self-reported to CMS and updated monthly.
DAVID PAUL, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician provider holding MD credentials at 5755 CEDAR LN, COLUMBIA, MD, 21044, with a listed phone of (410) 740-7737. NPI 1417922923 was issued on 02/19/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what PAUL most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 20 prescription claims written by this provider, covering N/A Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $5K in drug spend. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 3,616 enrolled providers across 55 states and an average of 394 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1417922923 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 02/19/2006 |
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How we sourced this profile
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 56
- Total Day Supply
- 1,680
- Generic Drug Cost
- $902
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 76.0 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 0.84
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician Overview
How DAVID PAUL, MD fits within the Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
DAVID PAUL, MD's 20 claims are below the specialty average of 394.
Nearby Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician Providers in Maryland
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
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Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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