Benjamin Stanley Paulson, M.D.

Primary specialty

Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 2086S0105X

License

39061 Issued in IA

Practice address

450 Laurel St Ste a
Des Moines, IA 50314-3045

Phone

(515) 247-8400

Fax

(515) 248-8888

NPI assigned

Mar 2, 2009

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IA

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

Hand SurgeryAlso: General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery

Education

Duke University School of Medicine, 2004

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Boone County Comprehensive Specialty CareGroup PAC ID 8022012293, 4 clinicians

Iowa Orthopaedic Center PCGroup PAC ID 5597679159, 69 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Boone County Hospital Hospital, Boone, IA, CCN 161372
• Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Hospital, Des Moines, IA, CCN 160083
• Dallas County Hospital Hospital, Perry, IA, CCN 161322

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

80.43 of 100Reported as group

Quality

66.86

Promoting interoperability

98

Improvement activities

40

Cost

69.55

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

93.78 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

80.38

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: benjamin.paulson.p1@direct.iowaortho.nextgenshare.com
• Direct secure messaging: bpaulson3954391@direct.trinity-health.org

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

• Boone County Comprehensive Specialty Care

  • Surgery Physician
  • Boone, IA
  • NPI 1316982200

  Surgery of the Hand

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Iowa Orthopaedic Center, P.C.

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1669579785

  Surgery of the Hand

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Boone County Hospital

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Boone, IA
  • NPI 1467434225
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Dallas County Hospital

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Perry, IA
  • NPI 1669477089
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Dallas County Hospital

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Perry, IA
  • NPI 1861416307
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Dallas County Hospital

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Dallas Center, IA
  • NPI 1194412478
  NPD
• Iowa Orthopaedic Center, P.C.

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Johnston, IA
  • NPI 1326637521

  Surgery of the Hand

  NPD
• Iowa Orthopaedic Center, P.C.

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1821288150

  Surgery of the Hand

  NPD
• Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Charles City, IA
  • NPI 1265402390
  NPD (past)

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

• Boone County Hospital

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Boone, IA
  • NPI 1467434225
  Care Compare affiliation
• Boone County Hospital

  • Primary Care Clinic/Center
  • Boone, IA
  • NPI 1942664602

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Catholic Health Initiatives - Iowa Corp

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • West Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1538395975
  Care Compare affiliation
• Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp

  • Clinical Medical Laboratory
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1104982743

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1508964883
  Care Compare affiliation
• Catholic Health Initiatives, Ia-Corp

  • Mammography Clinic/Center
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1477984367

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Dallas County Hospital

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Perry, IA
  • NPI 1669477089
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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• Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician in Des Moines, IA
• Providers in Des Moines, IA by specialty
• Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician in Iowa

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Nov 19, 2025; 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.

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