James B. Paulson, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Montezuma, IA
James B. Paulson, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Montezuma, Iowa, and NPI 1972586725, issued on Nov 25, 2005. Check the license (Iowa 19701, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James B. Paulson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 19701 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 W Washington St, Montezuma, IA 50171
- Phone
- (641) 623-5690
- Enumerated
- Nov 25, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (641) 623-2229
- Medicaid ID
- 2044743 IA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 101 W Washington St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James B. Paulson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 19701Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,018 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 169 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium141 claims
- Omeprazole92 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen91 claims
- Gabapentin77 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate75 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium72 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.
James B. Paulson among 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa
James B. Paulson, MD is one of 2,336 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in Iowa
There are 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is James B. Paulson, MD's NPI number?
James B. Paulson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972586725, issued on Nov 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James B. Paulson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 W Washington St, Montezuma, IA, 50171. Phone: (641) 623-5690. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James B. Paulson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 19701, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James B. Paulson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James B. Paulson, MD had 3,018 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.