Michael John Paulsen, M.D.

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 208G00000X

License

A138218 Issued in CA

Practice address

2415 Bath St Ste 200
Santa Barbara, CA 93105-4324

Phone

(805) 563-7001

Fax

(805) 352-2701

NPI assigned

Apr 23, 2014

Last updated

Aug 27, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Thoracic Surgery

Education

University of Michigan Medical School, 2014

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Cottage Medical FoundationGroup PAC ID 0547600512, 83 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Central Coast Home Health Inc Home health agency, San Luis Obispo, CA, CCN 059010
• Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA, CCN 050396
• Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital Hospital, Solvang, CA, CCN 051331
• Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA, CCN 050357
• Marian Regional Medical Center Hospital, Santa Maria, CA, CCN 050107

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

88.63 of 100Reported as group

Quality

88.23

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

73.86

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

88.53 of 100Reported as group

Quality

87.08

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

69.51

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Networks

• BSC 65 PLUS INDIVIDUAL MAPD

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Cottage Medical Foundation

  dba Cottage Medical Group

  • Clinic/Center
  • Santa Barbara, CA
  • NPI 1770352130
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Cottage Clinical Associates

  dba Cottage Children's Medical Group

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Santa Barbara, CA
  • NPI 1235790544
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• County of Santa Clara

  dba SCVMC Physician Services

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • San Jose, CA
  • NPI 1588721500
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• County of Santa Clara

  dba Valley Health Center Alexian

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • San Jose, CA
  • NPI 1629301346
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• County of Santa Clara

  dba Josefina Narvaez Mental Health Center MH Aoa

  • Mental Health Clinic/Center (Including Community Mental Health Center)
  • San Jose, CA
  • NPI 1699885079
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• County of Santa Clara

  dba Valley Health Center Lundy

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • San Jose, CA
  • NPI 1043354020
  NPD
• County of Santa Clara

  dba Valley Health Center at Moorpark-Puentes

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • San Jose, CA
  • NPI 1336135912
  NPD
• County of Santa Clara

  dba SCVMC Outpatient Pharmacy

  • Pharmacy
  • San Jose, CA
  • NPI 1891871919
  NPD
• County of Santa Clara

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Gilroy, CA
  • NPI 1922093533
  NPD
• Sansum Clinic

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Santa Barbara, CA
  • NPI 1649296807
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Central Coast Home Health Inc

  • Home Health Agency
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
  • NPI 1609044924
  Care Compare affiliation
• Dignity Health

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Santa Maria, CA
  • NPI 1760510937
  Care Compare affiliation
• Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Santa Barbara, CA
  • NPI 1225038136
  Care Compare affiliation
• Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Santa Barbara, CA
  • NPI 1477554152
  Care Compare affiliation
• Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Solvang, CA
  • NPI 1952301863
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• David Howard Paul, M.D., PH.D.
• Jenny Marcellino Paul, MA MFT
• William Joel Paule, M.D.
• Nikole Jole Paulos, C.P.M., L.M.
• Lacey Lynn Paulsen, MA
• Michael J Paveloff, MD
• Andrea Pavic
• Dale Anthony Pavich, M.A., M.S.W.
• Alin Pavlakovich
• Stephanie Ann Pawlowicz, MFT

• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Santa Barbara, CA
• Providers in Santa Barbara, CA by specialty
• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 27, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.