Rick L. Paulson, MD
Plastic Surgery Physician · Bismark, ND
Rick L. Paulson, MD is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Bismark, North Dakota, and NPI 1790705168, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (North Dakota 7486, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rick L. Paulson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License number
- 7486 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 115 W Century Ave, Bismark, ND 58803
- Phone
- (701) 255-2252
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (701) 255-2255
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rick L. Paulson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
Search for license 7486Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $229.43
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mentor Worldwide LLC. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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.
Rick L. Paulson among 12 plastic surgery physician records in North Dakota
Rick L. Paulson, MD is one of 12 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 75% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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 208200000X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 plastic surgery physician record lists a practice address in Bismark
They are 1 of the 14 NPPES records with a practice address in Bismark, and 12 plastic surgery physician records in North Dakota.
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Common questions
What is Rick L. Paulson, MD's NPI number?
Rick L. Paulson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790705168, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rick L. Paulson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 115 W Century Ave, Bismark, ND, 58803. Phone: (701) 255-2252. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rick L. Paulson, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number 7486, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rick L. Paulson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rick L. Paulson, MD had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.