Michael R Pulfer , CAA
Anesthesiologist Assistant • Tallahassee, FL
1300 Miccosukee Rd
Tallahassee, FL 323085054
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Michael Pulfer is listed in NPPES under Anesthesiologist Assistant.
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NPI assigned on September 8, 2011; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 11 Original Medicare Part B services in 2019.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2019. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2019:
- 00145 — Anesthesia for retinal surgery: 11 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2019. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2018 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2019). CPT notice
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Medicare Part B services went from 39 in 2017 to 11 in 2019.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2017–2019.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1300 Miccosukee Rd
Tallahassee, FL 323085054
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Anesthesiology Associates Of Tallahassee Inc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2011
What Public CMS Data Show
Anesthesiologist Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $1,299 in 2019
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2019. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2019.
Paid by Medicare
About $1,039 in 2019
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2019, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2019.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $67.68 across 3 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $67.68 across 3 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated: $33.13 across 1 record.
- Heron Therapeutics, Inc.: $17.81 across 1 record.
- Boston Scientific Corporation: $16.74 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
15 years (graduated 2011)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2011 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2011
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Michael Pulfer has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Tallahassee and Florida
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Michael Pulfer are from 2019.
64 active clinicians are listed under Anesthesiologist Assistant with a practice address in Tallahassee, FL (969 in Florida).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Tallahassee
0% of these 64 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
89.1% of these 64 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 72% from 39 in 2017 to 11 in 2019.
- 2017: 39
- 2018: 27
- 2019: 11
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 69% from $4,165 in 2017 to $1,299 in 2019.
- 2017: $4,165
- 2018: $3,030
- 2019: $1,299
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 69% from $3,319 in 2017 to $1,039 in 2019.
- 2017: $3,319
- 2018: $2,414
- 2019: $1,039
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $45.29 in 2021 to $67.68 in 2025.
- 2021: $45.29
- 2022: $13.46
- 2023: $39.15
- 2025: $67.68
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2019), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $67.68.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Exparel | General | $33.13 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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APONVIE | General | $17.81 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System | General | $16.74 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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00145
Anesthesia for retinal surgery
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11 | 11 | $1597.09 | $118.09 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2019; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-12-14NUCC Taxonomy Code: 367H00000X
An individual certified by the state to perform anesthesia services under the direct supervision of an anesthesiologist. Anesthesiologist Assistants are required to have a bachelor's degree with a premed curriculum prior to entering a two-year anesthesiology assistant program, which is focused upon the delivery and maintenance of anesthesia care as well as advanced patient monitoring techniques. An Anesthesiologist Assistant must work as a member of the anesthesia care team under the direction of a qualified Anesthesiologist.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 367H00000X
An individual certified by the state to perform anesthesia services under the direct supervision of an anesthesiologist. Anesthesiologist Assistants are required to have a bachelor's degree with a premed curriculum prior to entering a two-year anesthesiology assistant program, which is focused upon the delivery and maintenance of anesthesia care as well as advanced patient monitoring techniques. An Anesthesiologist Assistant must work as a member of the anesthesia care team under the direction of a qualified Anesthesiologist.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ANESTHESIOLOGY ASSISTANT
I20121212000267
FL
7416120555
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Anesthesiology Associates Of Tallahassee Inc
2629 Welaunee Blvd, Tallahassee, FL 323084697
Phone: 9549395000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Anesthesiologist Assistant
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Hospitalist
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Hospitalist
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1300 MICCOSUKEE RD, TALLAHASSEE, FL 323085054 (Tel: 8504311194)
Registered at 2601 S BLAIR STONE RD STE GC3, TALLAHASSEE, FL 323015939 (Tel: 8504451156)
Recorded as MICHAEL PULFER, CAA
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 5 MOBILE INFIRMARY CIR, MOBILE, AL 366073513 (Tel: 2514352400)
Registered at 1 MOBILE INFIRMARY CIR, MOBILE, AL 366073522 (Tel: 2514357990)
Recorded as MICHAEL PULFER, AA
Anesthesiologist Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: AL 1283)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Anesthesiologist Assistants in Tallahassee
- Sean O'donnell, CAA
- Rawan Majdalawi
- Brian Merriman, CAA
- Stephen Hladek, AA
- Jonathan German, AA
- Cherie Eddinger
Mailing Address
2601 S Blair Stone Rd Ste Gc3
Tallahassee, FL 323015939
Phone: 8504451156