Kari Anne Paulson, MD
Surgery Physician · Eau Claire, WI
Kari Anne Paulson, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and NPI 1679704134, issued on Aug 1, 2009. Check the license (Wisconsin 57740, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kari Anne Paulson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 57740 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2116 Craig RD, Eau Claire, WI 54701
- Phone
- (715) 858-4500
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2009
- Record last updated
- May 22, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121211000257); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2116 Craig RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kari Anne Paulson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 57740Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
78 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 36 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen31 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): 82.4 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: $13.33
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 2 group practices
- Aspirus Riverview Hospital And Clinics IncWisconsin Rapids, WI
- Mchs Hospitals IncMarshfield, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kari Anne Paulson among 726 surgery physician records in Wisconsin
Kari Anne Paulson, MD is one of 726 surgery physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 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 2009, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 61% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2006 among the 446 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Wisconsin
There are 726 surgery physician records in Wisconsin.
All 726 in Wisconsin → Every provider in Eau Claire → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brandon Andrew, M.D.Eau Claire, WI 547011467745224
- Richard Daniels, M.D.Eau Claire, WI 547011053369496
- Miechia Esco, M.D.,PHDEau Claire, WI 547011164595310
- Caesar Gonzaga, MDEau Claire, WI 547011083730956
- Steven Immerman, M.D.Eau Claire, WI 547011740241538
- Timothy Pitchford, M.D.Eau Claire, WI 547011679531271
- Geoffrey Roelant, M.D.Eau Claire, WI 547011720247257
- Ronald Waits, MDEau Claire, WI 547011528167079
Common questions
What is Kari Anne Paulson, MD's NPI number?
Kari Anne Paulson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679704134, issued on Aug 1, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kari Anne Paulson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2116 Craig RD, Eau Claire, WI, 54701. Phone: (715) 858-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kari Anne Paulson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 57740, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kari Anne Paulson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kari Anne Paulson, MD had 78 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kari Anne Paulson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 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.