Dr. Christopher Paulson, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Paulson
Dr. Christopher Paulson is a family medicine in Fort Walton Beach, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Paulson performed 11,617 Medicare services across 5,456 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Paulson received a total of $6,605 from 32 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 392 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Paulson is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 2,580 | $18 | $35 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,159 | $83 | $144 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 985 | $8 | $10 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 886 | $8 | $37 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 862 | $10 | $53 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 624 | $10 | $45 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 450 | $16 | $45 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 445 | $1 | $5 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 329 | $13 | $52 |
| Ldl cholesterol level | 275 | $10 | $58 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 206 | $3 | $20 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 202 | $18 | $30 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 201 | $29 | $30 |
| Flu vaccine, quadrivalent | 190 | $76 | $78 |
| Annual depression screening | 182 | $18 | $30 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 180 | $126 | $175 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 179 | $134 | $195 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 161 | $9 | $65 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 99 | $42 | $133 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 88 | $11 | $35 |
| Magnesium level test | 83 | $7 | $25 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 81 | $19 | $70 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 80 | $10 | $62 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 76 | $283 | $350 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 76 | $29 | $30 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 72 | $4 | $25 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 69 | $6 | $25 |
| Phosphate level test | 69 | $5 | $20 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 65 | $5 | $11 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 63 | $36 | $250 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 54 | $24 | $75 |
| Uric acid level test | 53 | $4 | $20 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 48 | $18 | $70 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 43 | $0 | $18 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 42 | $39 | $125 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 40 | $8 | $40 |
| Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen | 37 | $50 | $110 |
| Triglycerides level | 35 | $6 | $20 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple types influenza virus | 34 | $94 | $160 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 20 | $60 | $99 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 20 | $30 | $90 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 19 | $29 | $70 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 19 | $158 | $275 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 18 | $78 | $158 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 18 | $162 | $225 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 16 | $22 | $60 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 16 | $14 | $34 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 15 | $40 | $100 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group a), amplified probe technique | 15 | $34 | $68 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 14 | $36 | $105 |
| Administration of vaccine | 12 | $10 | $30 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 12 | $214 | $387 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (98%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 8% for family medicine in FL.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Paulson is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 8%), with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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