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Joseph Paulson , PA-C

Physician Assistant โ€ข Dalton, GA

Active NPI 1477582252 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment
Practice location in NPPES

1200 Memorial Dr
Dalton, GA 307202529

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1200 Memorial Dr

Dalton, GA 307202529

Telephone 7062782105
Fax 8652913228
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Hamilton Medical Center, Inc. Facility NPI 1528056066

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Dalton Family Practice, P.C.. 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

Graduation Year

1995

Medicare patients

376 people with Original Medicare in 2024

Different Original Medicare patients in 2024; counts below 11 are hidden; this does not show availability or quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ€“ by Provider, 2024.

Medicare-allowed amount

About $154,010 in 2024

The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.

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 โ€“ by Provider and Service, 2024.

Paid by Medicare

About $126,201 in 2024

The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.

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 โ€“ by Provider and Service, 2024.

30-day fills

12,205 standardized 30-day fills in 2024

CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.

What this does not show: 30-day fills

It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.

Part D drug cost

$747,503 in 2024

The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.

What this does not show: Part D drug cost

A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ€“ by Provider and Drug, 2024.

Open Payments general payments, program year 2025

All general payments: $693.93 across 36 records.

By nature of payment

  • Food and Beverage: $693.93 across 36 records.

Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 15)

  • Novo Nordisk Inc: $159.08 across 8 records.
  • Pfizer Inc.: $118.25 across 6 records.
  • AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP: $87.82 across 5 records.

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.

See the full table

Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

31 years (graduated 1995)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1995 as the year this clinician finished professional 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

2006

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.

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, โ€œDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ€

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

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.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Joseph Paulson 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.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Joseph Paulson as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.

What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services

It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Dalton and Georgia

Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.

Medicare Part B services

More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Dalton, GA (2024, 21 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,343. Middle half: 226 to 3,549.

More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Georgia (2024, 2,111 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 206. Middle half: 69 to 679.

Medicare-allowed amount

A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Dalton, GA (2024, 21 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $63,627. Middle half: $24,803 to $129,762.

A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Georgia (2024, 2,111 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,567. Middle half: $5,959 to $34,890.

Paid by Medicare

A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Dalton, GA (2024, 21 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $45,426. Middle half: $19,309 to $94,475.

A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Georgia (2024, 2,111 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,516. Middle half: $4,485 to $25,995.

Medicare Part D prescriptions

More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Dalton, GA (2024, 19 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 534. Middle half: 80 to 2,584.

More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Georgia (2024, 2,084 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 227. Middle half: 71 to 699.

Part D drug cost

A higher Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Dalton, GA (2024, 19 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $187,776. Middle half: $519 to $530,184.

A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Georgia (2024, 2,084 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $4,172. Middle half: $609 to $75,033.

34 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Dalton, GA (4,665 in Georgia).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Dalton

5.9% of these 34 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

64.7% of these 34 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), 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

Open Payments ยท Program Year 2025
Disclosure Year:

Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ€“ December 31, 2025): 36 records totaling $693.93.

Manufacturer Payment Nature Product Type Amount ($)
Astellas Pharma US Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Veozah General $24.31
Astellas Pharma US Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Veozah General $24.05
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
ELIQUIS General $23.92
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Wegovy General $23.90
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
FARXIGA General $23.57
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
XIFAXAN General $23.34
Sanofi Pasteur Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE General $22.85
Astellas Pharma US Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Veozah General $22.32
Eisai Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Leqembi General $22.24
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Kerendia General $21.60
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Wegovy General $21.04
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Wegovy General $20.76
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
PREVNAR 20 General $20.67
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Ozempic General $20.54
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
PREVNAR 20 General $20.43
Abbott Laboratories
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 General $20.01
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Ozempic General $19.96
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
GEMTESA General $19.84
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
ELIQUIS General $19.73
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
PREVNAR 20 General $19.42
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Ozempic General $19.12
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
BREZTRI General $19.02
Corcept Therapeutics
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Korlym General $17.80
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
FARXIGA General $17.71
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
GEMTESA General $17.28

(top 25 shown)

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Services billed to Original Medicare Part B in 2024.

CMS Part B ยท Data Year 2024
Reporting Year:

CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016โ€“2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ€“ by Provider and Service data, 2017โ€“2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.

HCPCS Code Services Patients Submitted Charge Medicare Allowed
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
617 254 $8.00 $7.84
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
534 249 $175.00 $101.43
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count
424 238 $20.00 $7.60
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
387 209 $25.00 $10.33
83721 Ldl cholesterol level
370 194 $20.75 $10.24
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
370 232 $125.00 $71.55
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
369 194 $28.75 $13.06
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
346 188 $36.75 $16.41
81001 Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated
203 170 $8.00 $3.10
87804 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus
200 89 $30.00 $15.90
80048 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)
177 130 $19.50 $8.16
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg
136 51 $0.80 $0.11
96372 Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle
135 96 $47.47 $11.09
83036 Hemoglobin a1c level
122 80 $20.95 $9.52
G0446 Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes
119 119 $25.00 $20.22
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
111 111 $104.08 $101.86
J0696 Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg
107 26 $1.26 $0.45
G0444 Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes
103 103 $20.00 $14.60
87426 Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
100 89 $81.60 $33.93
82607 Cyanocobalamin (vitamin b-12) level
99 69 $33.50 $14.78
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg
99 39 $2.76 $0.94
G0442 Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes
88 88 $40.00 $14.61
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine
62 59 $40.47 $30.39
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free
61 58 $111.15 $80.52
82274 Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay
48 47 $31.25 $15.60

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Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits

Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications

Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.

CMS Part D ยท Data Year 2024
Prescription Year:
Brand Name Generic Name Prescriptions Day Supply Total Cost Patients
Atorvastatin Calcium Atorvastatin Calcium 390 25,632 $2,488.03 90
Ezetimibe Ezetimibe 382 21,945 $5,808.96 85
Rosuvastatin Calcium Rosuvastatin Calcium 361 23,033 $4,041.35 86
Pantoprazole Sodium Pantoprazole Sodium 300 17,446 $2,637.31 76
Levothyroxine Sodium Levothyroxine Sodium 277 16,492 $1,929.42 58
Losartan Potassium Losartan Potassium 206 12,781 $930.44 50
Sertraline Hcl Sertraline Hcl 200 10,289 $1,148.44 48
Amlodipine Besylate Amlodipine Besylate 182 12,290 $741.22 47
Lisinopril Lisinopril 180 13,314 $952.09 54
Trazodone Hcl Trazodone Hcl 174 6,944 $779.44 32
Famotidine Famotidine 122 5,958 $745.80 31
Omeprazole Omeprazole 121 9,295 $1,282.02 34
Pravastatin Sodium Pravastatin Sodium 121 6,878 $878.70 27
Hydrochlorothiazide Hydrochlorothiazide 118 7,337 $478.03 31
Jardiance Empagliflozin 118 5,510 $106,080.13 21
Olmesartan Medoxomil Olmesartan Medoxomil 117 6,863 $1,459.81 28
Eliquis Apixaban 107 4,324 $86,087.78 21
Gabapentin Gabapentin 103 4,886 $1,315.35 27
Mounjaro Tirzepatide 103 3,128 $111,861.20 15
Potassium Chloride Potassium Chloride 98 4,473 $1,512.34 23
Tamsulosin Hcl Tamsulosin Hcl 98 5,089 $622.08 17
Metformin Hcl Er Metformin Hcl 97 6,564 $1,344.66 27
Metoprolol Succinate Metoprolol Succinate 95 5,252 $777.00 19
Allopurinol Allopurinol 85 5,032 $944.21 21
Furosemide Furosemide 77 3,618 $318.25 18

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Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits

Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Physician Assistant Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X

License # reported to NPPES GA 004465

A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.

Check License Status with the State Board License numbers are self-reported to NPPES; T-MedInfo does not confirm them against state records. Current status: Georgia Composite Medical Board.
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Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Other Identifier Bcbs Of Tennessee
4111791 (TN)
Other Identifier Railraod Medicare
P00310664 (GA)

Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20050926000810

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

GA

PECOS Control ID

7517991888

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Eligible

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

Dalton Family Practice, P.c.

1114 Professional Blvd, Dalton, GA 307202588

Phone: 7062780138

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

40 listed
Dr. Goran Antic , MD

Emergency Medicine

NPI 1124074752

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Ashraf Azeb , MD

Emergency Medicine

NPI 1902852049

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Phanel Basile , MD

Emergency Medicine

NPI 1750310561

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Douglas Batchelor , MD

Emergency Medicine

NPI 1477584936

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Rodolfo Cardenas , MD

Emergency Medicine

NPI 1487684940

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Sandra Carmichael , MD

Emergency Medicine

NPI 1770514259

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History

NPI enumerated July 02, 2006.

No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1477582252
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: July 02, 2006
Last Update: November 14, 2007
Sole Proprietor: No

Other Physician Assistants in Dalton

All Physician Assistants in Dalton

Mailing Address

Po Box 634909

Cincinnati, OH 452636019

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.