Deactivated NPI 1326154550 Deactivated / Inactive NPI Male Practitioner

Dr. Wayne S Paullus , MD

Neurological Surgery • Amarillo, TX

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Notice of NPI Deactivation & Inactive Practice Status

According to official public domain records published by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) in the National Provider Identifier (NPPES) Registry, Dr. Wayne Paullus has officially deactivated this NPI record and ceased active healthcare practice.

Registration / Start Date August 21, 2006

NPI Deactivation Date February 21, 2024

Total Practice Duration ~18 Years of Practice (2006 – 2024)

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Wayne Paullus, MD was a registered Neurological Surgery practicing in Amarillo, TX. Throughout an active medical career spanning 18 years, Dr. Paullus provided care at the practice location at 11 MEDICAL DRIVE until profile deactivation on 2024-02-21.

Historical Medicare Part B clinical services included injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg, established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit. Public procedure reimbursement records and service volume details are provided below for historical transparency.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

11 Medical Drive

Amarillo, TX 791061781

Telephone 8063536400

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Southwest Neuroscience And Spine Center Pa Facility NPI 1366557506

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Neurological Surgery in Amarillo, TX

Active Practitioner

Practitioner Clinical Experience

Active

City Avg: 28.9 Yrs

State Avg: 25.0 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

12 Specialists

Practicing in Amarillo, TX (703 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

9.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2023)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	406	23	$1.00	$0.12
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	112	88	$97.00	$84.64
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	38	38	$121.18	$100.65
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	37	34	$56.86	$46.43
J2250 Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg	24	11	$9.18	$0.14
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	23	13	$238.48	$234.75
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	19	18	$76.95	$75.93
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	18	12	$48.30	$47.53
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	18	18	$57.02	$47.51

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	308	17	$0.19	$0.11
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	135	106	$92.48	$87.33
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	43	39	$56.67	$49.39
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	31	20	$44.10	$37.01
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	30	30	$112.98	$108.03
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	29	29	$71.75	$68.18
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	28	18	$242.33	$239.41
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	20	19	$57.32	$51.54
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	16	13	$276.00	$232.84
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	15	15	$57.25	$54.50
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	12	12	$2195.79	$1609.61
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	11	11	$99.14	$98.27

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	488	23	$0.15	$0.14
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	105	76	$90.03	$88.54
J3010 Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg	70	14	$1.00	$0.66
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	62	12	$1.81	$1.25
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	58	51	$129.16	$124.92
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	56	52	$51.71	$47.53
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	47	44	$54.77	$54.77
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	42	21	$40.97	$37.20
J2250 Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg	38	16	$0.65	$0.12
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	31	31	$169.31	$163.39
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	27	17	$503.94	$230.75
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	26	20	$245.04	$240.33
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	23	22	$73.03	$69.53
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	18	16	$51.48	$49.27

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	266	12	$0.15	$0.12
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	116	17	$2.12	$1.43
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	111	87	$76.44	$72.73
J3010 Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg	107	19	$1.00	$0.82
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	69	67	$73.80	$71.92
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	68	62	$45.06	$44.55
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	51	41	$46.79	$46.89
J2250 Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg	48	20	$0.54	$0.11
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	41	27	$38.83	$39.06
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	19	15	$253.64	$255.31
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	16	16	$79.20	$74.47
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	15	14	$110.63	$98.92
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	14	14	$62.59	$49.30
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	11	11	$1814.08	$1825.05

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	232	14	$0.27	$0.12
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	123	94	$74.08	$71.55
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	90	78	$47.01	$43.01
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	63	55	$49.22	$43.97
J2250 Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg	62	19	$1.24	$0.12
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	57	37	$42.50	$38.70
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	54	53	$74.78	$71.51
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	30	20	$258.22	$256.76
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	29	29	$113.94	$102.75
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	29	23	$55.19	$45.57
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	25	14	$390.59	$388.38
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	23	23	$81.45	$70.09
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	20	19	$102.80	$102.23
72070 X-ray of middle spine, 2 views	18	15	$32.84	$27.68
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	17	17	$763.34	$759.03
J3010 Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg	15	12	$1.00	$0.84
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	14	12	$256.81	$212.15
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	14	14	$759.56	$755.27
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	14	13	$39.55	$33.42
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	12	12	$61.70	$48.87
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	12	12	$35.21	$32.21

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	344	19	$0.15	$0.11
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	118	87	$75.29	$68.00
J2250 Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg	104	19	$0.60	$0.12
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	86	84	$72.76	$70.74
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	83	55	$39.99	$37.41
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	64	59	$46.52	$42.08
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	58	12	$4.32	$1.70
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	47	37	$49.91	$42.78
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	40	40	$108.19	$103.50
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	22	18	$250.07	$246.07
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	17	17	$116.40	$101.50
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level	17	14	$212.46	$193.07
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	16	11	$59.04	$46.92
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	16	16	$73.08	$71.92
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	15	15	$1836.36	$1806.97
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	13	13	$760.74	$748.56
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	11	11	$42.07	$32.24
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	11	11	$757.09	$744.98

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	226	16	$0.21	$0.11
J2250 Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg	161	25	$0.68	$0.11
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	105	78	$77.81	$67.90
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	68	65	$73.22	$69.91
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	60	40	$39.48	$38.07
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	58	49	$45.50	$41.06
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	50	11	$3.27	$1.65
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	33	30	$54.75	$41.83
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	30	22	$58.96	$47.08
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	16	15	$39.20	$32.38
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$112.31	$99.31

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Neurological Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X

State License TX F3577

A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

19 Associated Practitioners

Melissa Fanelli-Jordan , APRN

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1023055845

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Son Le , PA

Physician Assistant

NPI 1174655054

Physician Assistant

Kimberly Riddlespurger , FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1194239079

Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)

Dr. Michael Lagrone , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1194728154

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Patrick Paullus , MD

Neurological Surgery

NPI 1235558487

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Nathan Pillsbury , NP

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1285986695

Nurse Practitioner

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

11 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Deactivated February 21, 2024

Record deactivated on February 21, 2024

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) January 06, 2024

Neurological Surgery (License #MD0000006974 in TN)

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Updated Practice Location December 13, 2019

Registered at 705 QUAIL CREEK DR, AMARILLO, TX 79124 (Tel: 8063536400)

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Updated Business Mailing Address December 13, 2019

Registered at 705 QUAIL CREEK DR, AMARILLO, TX 79124 (Tel: 8063536400)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) December 13, 2019

Neurological Surgery (License #F3577 in TX)

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NPI Profile Active October 26, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location October 26, 2007

Registered at 11 MEDICAL DRIVE, AMARILLO, TX 791061781 (Tel: 8063536400)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 26, 2007

Registered at 11 MEDICAL DRIVE, AMARILLO, TX 791061781

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 26, 2007

Recorded as WAYNE PAULLUS, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 26, 2007

Neurological Surgery (License #F3577 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration August 21, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1326154550

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: August 21, 2006

Last Update: October 26, 2007

Deactivation Date: February 21, 2024

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Mailing Address

11 Medical Drive

Amarillo, TX 791061781

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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