Paul A Mueller , PA
Physician Assistant • Springfield, MO
1235 E Cherokee St
Springfield, MO 658042203
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NPI assigned on February 2, 2007; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 305 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:
- 32555 — Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance: 71 service units.
- 76942 — Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement: 66 service units.
- 10005 — Fine needle aspiration biopsy using ultrasound guidance, first growth: 50 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.
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See all 7 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Medicare Part B services went from 479 in 2017 to 305 in 2019.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2017–2019.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1235 E Cherokee St
Springfield, MO 658042203
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $20,584 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 $15,821 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.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021–2025.
NPI first issued
2007
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.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
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.
Compared with the same specialty in Springfield and Missouri
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Paul Mueller are from 2019.
234 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Springfield, MO (1,791 in Missouri).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Springfield
12% of these 234 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
73.1% of these 234 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 36% from 479 in 2017 to 305 in 2019.
- 2017: 479
- 2018: 501
- 2019: 305
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 34% from $31,072 in 2017 to $20,584 in 2019.
- 2017: $31,072
- 2018: $34,115
- 2019: $20,584
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 34% from $23,962 in 2017 to $15,821 in 2019.
- 2017: $23,962
- 2018: $26,598
- 2019: $15,821
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2019), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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32555
Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance
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71 | 55 | $447.00 | $93.96 |
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76942
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement
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66 | 63 | $130.00 | $26.60 |
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10005
Fine needle aspiration biopsy using ultrasound guidance, first growth
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50 | 48 | $296.36 | $61.35 |
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47000
Needle biopsy of liver through skin
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45 | 43 | $406.00 | $73.85 |
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49083
Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance
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45 | 28 | $429.00 | $87.65 |
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62284
Injection of contrast for imaging of lower spinal canal
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15 | 15 | $385.00 | $73.40 |
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38505
Needle biopsy or removal of surface lymph nodes
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13 | 12 | $272.00 | $55.51 |
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
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
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.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
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Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated February 02, 2007.
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.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Springfield
- Joseph Ward, MHS, PA-C
- Tabatha Luneau, PA-C
- Nicole Fitts, PA-C
- Joshua Lottmann, PA-C
- Christopher Chaffin, PA
- Brandy Crouse, PA-C
Mailing Address
Po Box 2580
Springfield, MO 658012580
Phone: 4178294620