Stephen Paulus, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Little Rock, AR
Stephen Paulus, M.D. is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1093942252, issued on Jun 16, 2009. Check the license (Arkansas E-8744, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Paulus
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License number
- E-8744 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Fair Park Blvd, Little Rock, AR 72204
- Phone
- (501) 604-6900
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2009
- Record last updated
- May 20, 2026
- Fax
- (501) 604-6941
- Medicaid ID
- 204363001 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140804000872); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Stephen Paulus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-8744Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
1,021 Medicare Part D claims for 400 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 93 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin278 claims
- Celecoxib142 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium141 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl95 claims
- Alprazolam46 claims
- Baclofen43 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): 87.9 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: $39,057.91
89 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 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
- Fands Physical Therapy, IncAlma, AR
- Orthoarkansas PALittle Rock, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Paulus among 19 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Arkansas
Stephen Paulus, M.D. is one of 19 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 53% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2005 among the 14 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in Arkansas
There are 19 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Arkansas.
All 19 in Arkansas → Every provider in Little Rock → Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Saint Adeogba, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051265587869
- Melissa Alvarez Perez, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051457532228
- David Culver, DOLittle Rock, AR 722051073635959
- Krishnappa Prasad, MDLittle Rock, AR 722111619060589
- Suzanne Abou-Diab, MDNorth Little Rock, AR 721181447830419
- Butchaiah Garlapati, M.D.N Little Rock, AR 721171326035163
- Zhangliang Ma, MD & PHDJonesboro, AR 724011508158106
- Virendar Verma, M.D.Jonesboro, AR 724031588683775
Common questions
What is Stephen Paulus, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Paulus, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093942252, issued on Jun 16, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Paulus, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Fair Park Blvd, Little Rock, AR, 72204. Phone: (501) 604-6900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Paulus, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-8744, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Paulus, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Paulus, M.D. had 1,021 Medicare Part D claims for 400 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Paulus, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.9 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.