Wade Paulson
Surgery Physician · Saint Cloud, MN
Wade Paulson is a surgery physician with a practice address in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and NPI 1447645916, issued on Apr 1, 2015. Check the license (Minnesota 66799, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wade Paulson
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 66799 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 6TH Ave N, Saint Cloud, MN 56303
- Phone
- (320) 252-3342
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200526000075); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Sanford School Of Medicine Of University Of South Dakota, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Wade Paulson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 66799Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
117 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 49 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl44 claims
- Methocarbamol16 claims
- Gavilyte-G13 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: $1,067.05
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
4 hospitals and group practices
- Centracare ClinicSaint Cloud, MN
- Centracare Clinic Southwest LLCWillmar, MN
- Centracare Health System - Long PrairieLong Prairie, MN · Critical Access Hospitals
- Centracare Health System-NR LLCMonticello, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Wade Paulson among 742 surgery physician records in Minnesota
Wade Paulson is one of 742 surgery physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2009 among the 430 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 208600000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 742 surgery physician records in Minnesota.
All 742 in Minnesota → Every provider in Saint Cloud → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Damon Campbell, M.D.Saint Cloud, MN 563031518285816
- Mark Engelsgjerd, M.D.Saint Cloud, MN 563031063442622
- Daniel Leslie, MDSt Cloud, MN 563031295779809
- James Lundeen, MDSaint Cloud, MN 563031629068374
- Andrea Lundeen, MDSaint Cloud, MN 563031730344664
- Girish Luthra, MBBSSt Cloud, MN 563031659480564
- Maria Mallory, MDSaint Cloud, MN 563031689664344
- Kurt Martinson, MDSt Cloud, MN 563031245281302
Common questions
What is Wade Paulson's NPI number?
Wade Paulson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447645916, issued on Apr 1, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wade Paulson located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 6TH Ave N, Saint Cloud, MN, 56303. Phone: (320) 252-3342. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wade Paulson's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 66799, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Wade Paulson prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wade Paulson had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.