Michelle Paulson, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Michelle Paulson, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1205209517, issued on Nov 9, 2015. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD448259, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Paulson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- MD448259 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 420 E North Ave Ste 406, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- Phone
- (412) 359-3683
- Enumerated
- Nov 9, 2015
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 359-3373
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151223000257); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 420 E North Ave Ste 406
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rasha Abdulmassih, MDInfectious Disease Physician1891073706
- Alexander Wrynn, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1194207902
Verify Michelle Paulson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD448259Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
1,149 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate139 claims
- Amoxicillin99 claims
- Cefadroxil94 claims
- Cephalexin90 claims
- Vancomycin Hcl59 claims
- Zerbaxa48 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Allegheny ClinicWexford, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle Paulson among 545 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Michelle Paulson, MD is one of 545 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 381 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 545 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 545 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rasha Abdulmassih, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121891073706
- James Como, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152121922214725
- Chiu-Bin Hsiao, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152121699714170
- Stacy Lane, DOPittsburgh, PA 152121568681336
- Zaw Min, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121629225214
- Matthew Moffa, D.O.Pittsburgh, PA 152121629375688
- Supriya Narasimhan, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152121619189222
- Cassandra Oehler, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152121114346186
Common questions
What is Michelle Paulson, MD's NPI number?
Michelle Paulson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205209517, issued on Nov 9, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Paulson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 E North Ave Ste 406, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212. Phone: (412) 359-3683. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Paulson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD448259, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michelle Paulson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Paulson, MD had 1,149 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michelle Paulson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.8 of 100. 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.