Paula Deanne Dietsch Kuiper, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Portland, OR
Paula Deanne Dietsch Kuiper, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Portland, Oregon, and NPI 1508869157, issued on May 27, 2005. Check the license (Oregon PA000475, as entered in NPPES) with the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paula Deanne Dietsch Kuiper
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License numbers
- PA000475 OR
PA10003216 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 N Graham St, Portland, OR 97227
- Phone
- (503) 413-6200
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 21, 2024
- Fax
- (503) 413-6422
- Medicaid ID
- 8420085 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050428000400); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 501 N Graham St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christopher Achterman, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1811966518
- Halah AlameriPharmacist1922810654
- Jeremy AlperPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1093172702
- Peter Auerbach, MDPediatric Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician1255339289
- Charles Baker, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1144345463
- Erica BallardMedical Physician Assistant1932542503
Verify Paula Deanne Dietsch Kuiper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Oregon board licenses this profession
Search for license PA000475Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
48 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 97.8 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $32.70
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Getinge USA Sales, LLC. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- University Professional ServicesBeaverton, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paula Deanne Dietsch Kuiper among 362 surgical physician assistant records in Oregon
Paula Deanne Dietsch Kuiper, PA-C is one of 362 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Oregon. 85% 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 · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2014 among the 281 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Oregon
There are 362 surgical physician assistant records in Oregon.
All 362 in Oregon → Every provider in Portland → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kimberly Boe, PA-CPortland, OR 972271144523473
- Jennifer Christiansen, P.A.Portland, OR 972271851394878
- Carolyn Farrell, P.A.Portland, OR 972271174800031
- Bruce Fernstrom, PA-CPortland, OR 972271255329967
- Barbara Gicking, PAPortland, OR 972271487695516
- Michelle Harsono, PA-CPortland, OR 972271689966806
- Melanie Mix, PACPortland, OR 972271922588508
- Scott Sherry, PACPortland, OR 972271962461442
Common questions
What is Paula Deanne Dietsch Kuiper, PA-C's NPI number?
Paula Deanne Dietsch Kuiper, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508869157, issued on May 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paula Deanne Dietsch Kuiper, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 N Graham St, Portland, OR, 97227. Phone: (503) 413-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paula Deanne Dietsch Kuiper, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number PA000475, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paula Deanne Dietsch Kuiper, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paula Deanne Dietsch Kuiper, PA-C had 48 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paula Deanne Dietsch Kuiper, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.8 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.