Paul Christen Pedersen, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Barbourville, KY
Paul Christen Pedersen, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Barbourville, Kentucky, and NPI 1003892720, issued on Dec 15, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 31705, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Christen Pedersen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 31705 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 602 Knox St, Barbourville, KY 40906
- Phone
- (606) 546-6027
- Enumerated
- Dec 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (606) 546-2084
- Medicaid ID
- 64317050 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040809000698); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 602 Knox St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Michelle Broughton, APRNNurse Practitioner1053540674
- Heather Cloud, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1780170795
- Kathleen Flynn, PA-CPhysician Assistant1275583262
- Sherelene Fortney, ARNPNurse Practitioner1578549036
- Cynthia Goodin, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1265820245
Verify Paul Christen Pedersen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 31705Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024
18,558 Medicare Part D claims for 550 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 509 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,128 claims
- Losartan Potassium574 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium533 claims
- Montelukast Sodium473 claims
- Omeprazole467 claims
- Gabapentin450 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): 95.5 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,129.77
48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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
- Baptist Health Medical Group IncBarbourville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Christen Pedersen among 121 general practice physician records in Kentucky
Paul Christen Pedersen, M.D. is one of 121 general practice physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 54% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 54% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 35% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2000 among the 42 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
General Practice Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 121 general practice physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Paul Christen Pedersen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Paul Christen Pedersen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003892720, issued on Dec 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Christen Pedersen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 602 Knox St, Barbourville, KY, 40906. Phone: (606) 546-6027. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Christen Pedersen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 31705, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paul Christen Pedersen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Christen Pedersen, M.D. had 18,558 Medicare Part D claims for 550 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul Christen Pedersen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 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.