William Joel Paule, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
William Joel Paule, M.D. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1750318432, issued on Jun 27, 2006. Check the license (California G84131, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Joel Paule
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- G84131 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2320 Bath St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Phone
- (805) 324-8336
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 770-7413
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070511000287); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Joel Paule in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G84131Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
941 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 161 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone150 claims
- Gabapentin58 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl38 claims
- Diazepam32 claims
- Hydroxyzine Hcl31 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen31 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Santa Barbara Neighborhood ClinicsSanta Barbara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Joel Paule among 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California
William Joel Paule, M.D. is one of 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in California. 59% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 70% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2008 among the 786 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in California
There are 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California.
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The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cheryl Ellis, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051366460636
- Michael Lee, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051528357217
- Kathleen Zisser, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051881791473
- Thomas Zweber, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051417971334
- Benjamin Dirkx, D.O.Santa Barbara, CA 931011679875389
- Michael Kenly, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931011548445307
- Lacy RacichSanta Barbara, CA 931011609501592
- Karen Lindberg, OTRSimi Valley, CA 930651881834729
Common questions
What is William Joel Paule, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Joel Paule, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750318432, issued on Jun 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Joel Paule, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2320 Bath St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (805) 324-8336. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Joel Paule, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G84131, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Joel Paule, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Joel Paule, M.D. had 941 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. 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.