James Burton Paulson, OD
Optometrist · Edinboro, PA
James Burton Paulson, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1033297221, issued on Nov 2, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OB008664, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Burton Paulson
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OB008664 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 135 Erie St, Edinboro, PA 16412
- Phone
- (814) 734-6161
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (814) 734-6363
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101227000139); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Burton Paulson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OB008664Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
330 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost171 claims
- Timolol Maleate39 claims
- Cyclosporine22 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol21 claims
- Xiidra17 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate11 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: $180.83
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was New World Medical,inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Art OF Eyecare PCFranklin, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Burton Paulson among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
James Burton Paulson, OD is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in Edinboro
They are 2 of the 150 NPPES records with a practice address in Edinboro, and 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Edinboro → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Bolard, ODEdinboro, PA 164121134255516
- Scott Blaney, O.D.Corry, PA 164071982645008
- Douglas Gerzina, ODCorry, PA 164071346332210
- Susan Godzac, O.D.Girard, PA 164171154385045
- Andrew Prischak, ODGirard, PA 164171669463071
- Karl Streilein, O.D., PHD.Corry, PA 164071376643999
- Paul Bowers, O.D.Harborcreek, PA 164211356443113
- Lori Conklin, ODSaegertown, PA 164331578529822
Common questions
What is James Burton Paulson, OD's NPI number?
James Burton Paulson, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033297221, issued on Nov 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Burton Paulson, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 135 Erie St, Edinboro, PA, 16412. Phone: (814) 734-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Burton Paulson, OD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OB008664, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Burton Paulson, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Burton Paulson, OD had 330 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.