Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Paul Budnick, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Payson, AZ

Paul Budnick, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Payson, Arizona, and NPI 1154332807, issued on Aug 10, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 34093, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1154332807
Name
Paul Budnick
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
34093 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
807 S Ponderosa St, Payson, AZ 85541
Phone
(602) 386-9982
Enumerated
Aug 10, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 807 S Ponderosa St

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

  1. Jessica Balcom, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1205320777
  2. Cori BarnettPhysician Assistant1952066961
  3. Robin Bramble, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1871248963
  4. Erica Burmood, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1356921647
  5. Guy Caraffa, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1457357360
  6. Lamberto Castillo, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982533816

Verify Paul Budnick in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona 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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64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

127 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries, against an average of 355 among the 49,029 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Paul Budnick127
  2. Specialty average355

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin25 claims
  2. Cephalexin22 claims
  3. Prednisone22 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.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Exceptional Physicians Group Prescott Hospital PLLCPrescott, AZ
  2. Exceptional Physicians Group Yuma Hospital PLLCYuma, AZ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

6 emergency medicine physician records list a Payson practice address

They are 6 of the 226 NPPES records with a Payson practice address, and 1,419 emergency medicine physician records in Arizona.

Other emergency medicine physician records in Arizona

  1. Dimyana Abdelmalek, MDChinle, AZ1194012146
  2. Linda Abernathy, MDTuba City, AZ1386687093
  3. Sameer Aboufadel, DO, MPHTucson, AZ1639063431
  4. Josephine Acuna, M.DTucson, AZ1710325287
  5. Norberto Adame, MDPhoenix, AZ1144276213
  6. Bruce Adams, M.D.Mesa, AZ1801824925
  7. Ryan Adkins, D.O.Chandler, AZ1417483538
  8. Geovar Agbayani, DOKingman, AZ1265016646
  9. Judith Aikawa, MDPhoenix, AZ1548296056
  10. Ronald Aikawa, MDPhoenix, AZ1225067564

Common questions

What is Paul Budnick, MD's NPI number?

Paul Budnick, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154332807, issued on Aug 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul Budnick, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 807 S Ponderosa St, Payson, AZ, 85541. Phone: (602) 386-9982. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul Budnick, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 34093, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Paul Budnick, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paul Budnick, MD had 127 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 355. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.