NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Patrick E. Paullus, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Amarillo, TX

Patrick E. Paullus, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Amarillo, Texas, and NPI 1235558487, issued on Apr 15, 2014. Check the license (Texas U8800, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235558487
Name
Patrick E. Paullus
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
U8800 TX
E-13826 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
705 Quail Creek Dr, Amarillo, TX 79124
Phone
(806) 353-6400
Enumerated
Apr 15, 2014
Record last updated
Nov 11, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240409003825); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2014
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 705 Quail Creek Dr

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

  1. Jackie Curl, C.R.N.F.AMedical-Surgical Clinical Nurse Specialist1336173913
  2. Bret Errington, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1548210107
  3. Melissa Fanelli-Jordan, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1023055845
  4. Jonathon Gentry, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1295841435
  5. Bradley Hiser, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1750487823
  6. Wade Keeter, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1972078988

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

425 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 102 claims were for opioids.

  1. Patrick Paullus425
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin149 claims
  2. Methocarbamol47 claims
  3. Tizanidine Hcl41 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen35 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl35 claims
  6. Acetaminophen-Codeine26 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: $2,086.59

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Patrick Paullus$2,087
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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

  1. Mark Malone MD PAAmarillo, TX
  2. Southwest Neuroscience And Spine Center PAAmarillo, TX

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

Patrick E. Paullus among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas

Patrick E. Paullus, MD is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bret Errington, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791241548210107
  2. Jonathon Gentry, MDAmarillo, TX 791241295841435
  3. Bradley Hiser, MDAmarillo, TX 791241750487823
  4. Marcus Schmitz, MDAmarillo, TX 791191821071895
  5. Charles Wright, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791191427012921
  6. William Banister, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061497785661
  7. Jeffrey Kachmann, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061659378123
  8. Wayne Paullus, MDAmarillo, TX 791061386745321

Common questions

What is Patrick E. Paullus, MD's NPI number?

Patrick E. Paullus, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235558487, issued on Apr 15, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Patrick E. Paullus, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 705 Quail Creek Dr, Amarillo, TX, 79124. Phone: (806) 353-6400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Patrick E. Paullus, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U8800, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Patrick E. Paullus, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Patrick E. Paullus, MD had 425 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.