Physician

Brent R. Paulger, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Brent Paulger, M.D. (NPI: 1093701468) practices dermatology in the Lubbock, TX market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Lubbock, TX. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF WEST TEXAS, LLP (NPI: 1679704530; TIN: 270615200) and primary practice location at 79410-2142. Paulger is affiliated with the CoreHealth Alliance LLC (ACO ID: A5645), participating under the MSSP model.

Paulger's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,581 traditional Medicare patients, billed 12,435 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $853,980 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 11102 (Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth). Part D data shows 1,816 prescription claims across 742 beneficiaries totaling $623,489 in drug costs, led by Rinvoq (Upadacitinib). Open Payments data shows 61 records totaling $1,854. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has changed little. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have changed little. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	2,004	13,504	$702,064
2016	2,047	13,494	$767,032
2017	1,933	13,128	$792,870
2018	1,877	12,595	$763,541
2019	1,934	11,806	$716,945
2020	1,735	11,358	$675,044
2021	1,724	11,601	$828,719
2022	1,532	11,769	$818,599
2023	1,598	11,840	$891,218
2024	1,581	12,435	$853,980

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	896	2,120	$431,413
2016	853	2,081	$454,298
2017	920	2,307	$441,896
2018	873	2,155	$496,176
2019	882	2,013	$546,896
2020	864	2,127	$666,871
2021	841	2,117	$523,246
2022	781	1,866	$572,878
2023	746	1,739	$584,062
2024	742	1,816	$623,489

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
11102	Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth	563	735	$63
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	1,231	1,711	$62
88305	Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	450	911	$51
17000	Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth	883	1,310	$37
17003	Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	664	3,924	$5

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Rinvoq	Upadacitinib	14	420	$87,979
Taltz Autoinjector	Ixekizumab	11	308	$74,552
Betamethasone Dipropionate	Betamethasone Dipropionate	109	2,828	$4,090
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	111	1,412	$2,911
Calcipotriene	Calcipotriene	30	900	$2,501

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	61	$1,854	ABBVIE INC.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Brent R. Paulger, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Brent R. Paulger, M.D. (NPI 1093701468), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Brent R. Paulger, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Brent R. Paulger, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for CoreHealth Alliance LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5645).

What billing organization is linked to Brent R. Paulger, M.D.?

Brent R. Paulger, M.D. is linked to DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF WEST TEXAS, LLP (billing NPI 1679704530) in the available physician profile data.

Does Brent R. Paulger, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Brent R. Paulger, M.D. has 61 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.