Viji Paulson, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Bethlehem, PA
Viji Paulson, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1598182933, issued on Mar 24, 2014. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD452691, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Viji Paulson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD452691 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 801 Ostrum St, Bethlehem, PA 18015
- Phone
- (484) 526-6643
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140911001126); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Viji Paulson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD452691Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
381 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl30 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium21 claims
- Cefdinir20 claims
- Prednisone19 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate13 claims
- Sertraline Hcl13 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): 95.6 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: $21.03
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 3 group practices
- Gslpg, IncOrwigsburg, PA
- St Lukes Physician Group IncBethlehem, PA
- St Lukes Warren Physician Group PCPhillipsburg, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Viji Paulson among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Viji Paulson, M.D. is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 60% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
157 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bethlehem
They are 157 of the 4,797 NPPES records with a practice address in Bethlehem, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Viji Paulson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Viji Paulson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598182933, issued on Mar 24, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Viji Paulson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 Ostrum St, Bethlehem, PA, 18015. Phone: (484) 526-6643. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Viji Paulson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD452691, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Viji Paulson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Viji Paulson, M.D. had 381 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Viji Paulson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.6 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.