Laura Nicole Paulson, OD
Optometrist · Eau Claire, WI
Laura Nicole Paulson, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and NPI 1477275436, issued on Sep 16, 2022. Check the license (Wisconsin 3866-35, as entered in NPPES) with the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Nicole Paulson
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3866-35 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 950 W Clairemont Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54701
- Phone
- (715) 834-8471
- Enumerated
- Sep 16, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jan 22, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230215001985); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ferris State College - College Of Optometry, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 950 W Clairemont Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Andrew Dahl, ODOptometrist1649906538
Verify Laura Nicole Paulson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Wisconsin board licenses this profession
Search for license 3866-35Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
269 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost98 claims
- Timolol Maleate43 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth11 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: $223.55
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Chippewa Valley Eye Clinic LtdEau Claire, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Nicole Paulson among 1,161 optometrist records in Wisconsin
Laura Nicole Paulson, OD 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 2022, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2008 among the 752 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
Optometrist providers in Wisconsin
There are 1,161 optometrist records in Wisconsin.
All 1,161 in Wisconsin → Every provider in Eau Claire → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marianne Celli Komro, ODEau Claire, WI 547011366421182
- Paul Delakis, O.D.Eau Claire, WI 547011073726576
- Robert Frie, O.D.Eau Claire, WI 547011619908290
- Joseph Goldsmith, ODEau Claire, WI 547011144272469
- Jaclyn Gordon, ODEau Claire, WI 547011780995381
- Chris Hubbell, O.D.Eau Claire, WI 547011962561787
- Donald Lorentz, O.D.Eau Claire, WI 547011427008275
- Stanley Monson, ODEau Claire, WI 547011215998158
Common questions
What is Laura Nicole Paulson, OD's NPI number?
Laura Nicole Paulson, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477275436, issued on Sep 16, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Nicole Paulson, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 950 W Clairemont Ave, Eau Claire, WI, 54701. Phone: (715) 834-8471. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Nicole Paulson, OD's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 3866-35, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura Nicole Paulson, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Nicole Paulson, OD had 269 Medicare Part D claims for 104 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.