Paula Zdanowski, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Milwaukee, WI
Paula Zdanowski, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and NPI 1720671738, issued on Feb 19, 2021. Check the license (Wisconsin 5549, as entered in NPPES) with the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paula Zdanowski
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License numbers
- 5549 WI
085008439 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 507 North 17TH Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233
- Phone
- (414) 288-5688
- Enumerated
- Feb 19, 2021
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211201000638); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 507 North 17TH Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Paula Zdanowski in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Wisconsin board licenses this profession
Search for license 5549Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
44 Medicare Part D claims for 13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $112.25
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. 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 2 group practices
- Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee IncMilwaukee, WI
- Endeavor Health Medical GroupEvanston, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paula Zdanowski among 287 surgical physician assistant records in Wisconsin
Paula Zdanowski, PA-C is one of 287 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 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 2021, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 83% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2016 among the 213 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 49% 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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin
There are 287 surgical physician assistant records in Wisconsin.
All 287 in Wisconsin → Every provider in Milwaukee → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Melanie Castle, PA-CMilwaukee, WI 532331306939079
- Madeline Duffner, PA-CMilwaukee, WI 532331851099832
- Kelley Farnsworth, PA-CMilwaukee, WI 532331720026339
- Nicholas Knoernschild, PA-CMilwaukee, WI 532331124071402
- Kristin Skoraczewski, PA CMilwaukee, WI 532331871576256
- Teagan Watkins-Mudge, PAMilwaukee, WI 532331780331504
- Richard Wesley, PA-CMilwaukee, WI 532331235465832
- Mary Jo Wiemiller, PAMilwaukee, WI 532331689628703
Common questions
What is Paula Zdanowski, PA-C's NPI number?
Paula Zdanowski, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720671738, issued on Feb 19, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paula Zdanowski, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 507 North 17TH Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53233. Phone: (414) 288-5688. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paula Zdanowski, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 5549, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paula Zdanowski, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paula Zdanowski, PA-C had 44 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paula Zdanowski, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.