David Merlin Paulson, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Lillington, NC
David Merlin Paulson, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Lillington, North Carolina, and NPI 1912026519, issued on Mar 28, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 101691, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Merlin Paulson
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 101691 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 350 Pinestate St, Lillington, NC 27546
- Phone
- (910) 893-9700
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 893-9747
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Merlin Paulson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 101691Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
1,791 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 636 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen248 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl163 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er79 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl53 claims
- Gabapentin49 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa45 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: $279.59
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
David Merlin Paulson among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
David Merlin Paulson, PA-C is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North 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 2007, is newer than 20% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 20% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 35% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
54 physician assistant records list a practice address in Lillington
They are 54 of the 368 NPPES records with a practice address in Lillington, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is David Merlin Paulson, PA-C's NPI number?
David Merlin Paulson, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912026519, issued on Mar 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Merlin Paulson, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 350 Pinestate St, Lillington, NC, 27546. Phone: (910) 893-9700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Merlin Paulson, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 101691, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David Merlin Paulson, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Merlin Paulson, PA-C had 1,791 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.