John Eric Paulsen, O.D.
Optometrist · Sturgeon Bay, WI
John Eric Paulsen, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, and NPI 1215921234, issued on Sep 6, 2005. Check the license (Wisconsin 1895, as entered in NPPES) with the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Eric Paulsen
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1895 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 165 N 3RD Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
- Phone
- (920) 743-2020
- Enumerated
- Sep 6, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 14, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (920) 743-9601
- Medicaid ID
- 38519100 WI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060516000028); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 165 N 3RD Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lauren Lodholz, O.D.Optometrist1043449978
- Sai Oak, ODOptometrist1104712926
- Annika Paulsen, ODOptometrist1164083705
Verify John Eric Paulsen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Wisconsin board licenses this profession
Search for license 1895Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
742 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost259 claims
- Timolol Maleate141 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone43 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate33 claims
- Lumigan32 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol31 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $310.29
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings 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
- Door County Eye Associates, IncSturgeon Bay, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Eric Paulsen among 1,161 optometrist records in Wisconsin
John Eric Paulsen, O.D. is one of 1,161 optometrist records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 74% 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, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2008 among the 752 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 62% 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 Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 optometrist records list a practice address in Sturgeon Bay
They are 7 of the 350 NPPES records with a practice address in Sturgeon Bay, and 1,161 optometrist records in Wisconsin.
All 1,161 in Wisconsin → Every provider in Sturgeon Bay → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Filar, O.D.Sturgeon Bay, WI 542351912955618
- Michelle Harper, O. D.Sturgeon Bay, WI 542351760440382
- Lauren Lodholz, O.D.Sturgeon Bay, WI 542351043449978
- Mariah Metoxen, ODSturgeon Bay, WI 542351982378352
- Sai Oak, ODSturgeon Bay, WI 542351104712926
- Annika Paulsen, ODSturgeon Bay, WI 542351164083705
- Olivia Barnhart, ODTwo Rivers, WI 542411184327314
- James Hansen, ODTwo Rivers, WI 542411982711594
Common questions
What is John Eric Paulsen, O.D.'s NPI number?
John Eric Paulsen, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215921234, issued on Sep 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Eric Paulsen, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 165 N 3RD Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235. Phone: (920) 743-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Eric Paulsen, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 1895, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John Eric Paulsen, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Eric Paulsen, O.D. had 742 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Eric Paulsen, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.