NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Paulson, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Dalton, GA

Joseph Paulson, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Dalton, Georgia, and NPI 1477582252, issued on Jul 2, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 004465, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477582252
Name
Joseph Paulson
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
004465 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1200 Memorial Dr, Dalton, GA 30720
Phone
(706) 278-2105
Enumerated
Jul 2, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 14, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(865) 291-3228
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050926000810); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1200 Memorial Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Rebecca Akins, RPHAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1366912958
  3. Arif Ali, M.D.Radiation Oncology Physician1962686238
  4. Haseeb AliInternal Medicine Physician1801476551
  5. Jennifer Allen, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1174248447
  6. Marc AndersonPhysician Assistant1609613629

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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8.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

7,423 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 36 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Paulson7,423
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium390 claims
  2. Ezetimibe382 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium361 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium300 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium277 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium206 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: $767.55

45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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.

  1. Joseph Paulson$767.55
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. Dalton Family Practice, P.C.Dalton, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joseph Paulson among 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia

Joseph Paulson, PA-C is one of 4,662 physician assistant records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 2006, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2018 among the 2,761 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 40% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

34 physician assistant records list a practice address in Dalton

They are 34 of the 1,269 NPPES records with a practice address in Dalton, and 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Ballard, PADalton, GA 307201144331943
  2. Tara Barton, PA-CDalton, GA 307201174815138
  3. Sandra Burns, P. A.Dalton, GA 307201578625331
  4. Jennifer Duckett, PA-CDalton, GA 307201912266230
  5. Mark Finley, PADalton, GA 307201992077333
  6. David Langlois, PACDalton, GA 307201265525141
  7. Reiko Noll, PA-CDalton, GA 307201891895769
  8. Natalie Ricks, PA-CDalton, GA 307201801178033

Common questions

What is Joseph Paulson, PA-C's NPI number?

Joseph Paulson, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477582252, issued on Jul 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Paulson, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 Memorial Dr, Dalton, GA, 30720. Phone: (706) 278-2105. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Paulson, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 004465, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joseph Paulson, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Paulson, PA-C had 7,423 Medicare Part D claims for 529 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.