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Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Duke University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: work injuries, cubital tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), and more.

1755 59th Place
West Des Moines, IA 50266

(515) 358-8000

Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD is an orthopedist in Boone, IA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. He graduated from Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD is affiliated with Boone County Hospital, Iowa Ortho and MercyOne.

Office Locations

1015 Union Street
Boone, IA 50036

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Iowa Ortho

1121 Jordan Creek Parkway Suite 180
West Des Moines, IA 50266

(515) 247-8400

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MercyOne

1755 59th Place
West Des Moines, IA 50266

(515) 358-8000

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450 Laurel Street Suite A Des
Moines, IA 50314

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450 Laurel Street Suite A
Des Moines, IA 50314

(515) 247-8400

(515) 248-8888

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5900 E University Avenue Suite 201
Pleasant Hill, IA 50327

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710 E 1st Street
Ankeny, IA 50021

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

carpal tunnel injection

In 2023, Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD performed more carpal tunnel injection procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Iowa.

Top 10%

By Volume:

injections

In 2023, Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD performed more injections procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Iowa.

Top 25%

By Volume:

joint aspiration

In 2012, Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD performed more joint aspiration procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Iowa.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Boone, IA during 2012 were injections, aspiration, immobilization and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	42
doctor visit	271
fracture surgery	15
hospital care	15
immobilization	17
injections	163
inpatient care	15
open surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Boone, IA during 2013 were injections, aspiration, immobilization and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	80
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	330
hospital care	20
immobilization	35
injections	163
inpatient care	20
nerve procedures	15
open surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	15

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	251
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	31
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Boone, IA during 2014 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	117
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	423
immobilization	19
injections	283
nerve procedures	23
open surgery	23
tendon surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	40

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	289
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	38
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Boone, IA during 2015 were injections, aspiration, open surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	91
decompression surgery	38
doctor visit	480
fracture surgery	11
hospital care	12
immobilization	22
injections	311
inpatient care	12
nerve procedures	38
open surgery	49
upper extremity surgery	49

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	458

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	674
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	84
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Boone, IA during 2016 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	143
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	12
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	443
immobilization	32
injections	391
nerve procedures	27
open surgery	27
tendon surgery	24
upper extremity surgery	51

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	367
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	55
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Boone, IA during 2017 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	166
CT scan	11
decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	456
immobilization	24
injections	474
musculoskeletal imaging	11
nerve procedures	33
open surgery	33
tendon surgery	23
upper extremity surgery	56

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	351
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	56
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Boone, IA during 2018 were injections, aspiration, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	179
decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	562
immobilization	15
injections	532
nerve procedures	30
open surgery	30
upper extremity surgery	30

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	42
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Boone, IA during 2019 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	190
decompression surgery	54
doctor visit	536
injections	576
nerve procedures	54
open surgery	54
tendon surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	71

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	413
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	53
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Boone, IA during 2020 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	222
decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	475
injections	634
nerve procedures	39
open surgery	39
tendon surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	57

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	247

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	393
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	50
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Boone, IA during 2021 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	212
decompression surgery	44
doctor visit	501
immobilization	16
injections	601
nerve procedures	44
open surgery	44
tendon surgery	26
upper extremity surgery	70

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	407
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	51
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Boone, IA during 2022 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	191
decompression surgery	40
doctor visit	411
injections	490
nerve procedures	40
open surgery	40
tendon surgery	30
upper extremity surgery	70

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	364
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	43
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	3
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Boone, IA were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and nerve procedures.

aspiration	148
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	12
CT scan	11
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	444
fracture surgery	13
hospital care	15
immobilization	22
injections	419
inpatient care	15
musculoskeletal imaging	11
nerve procedures	34
open surgery	33
tendon surgery	22
upper extremity surgery	47

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	355
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	104
85 and over	45
Less than 65	50
65 to 74	177

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	6
Cancer	5

Education & Training

Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD graduated from Duke University School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine

Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Boone County Hospital

Iowa Ortho

MercyOne

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$164 Persona $164
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$145 NA $92	HAMMERLOCK $23	VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS $19	ATTUNE $12
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$139 XIAFLEX $139
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.	$125 Zilretta $125
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$123 HIP ENDURANCE $123
Other	$307 OFIRMEV $28	VIMOVO $25	ONPATTRO $23	FORTEO $23	BSBHT - BGS BHS STIMULATORS $20	Other $188

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,004

Biography

Dr. Benjamin Paulson's medical specialty is hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Areas of expertise for Dr. Paulson include soft tissue injury, hand problems, and bursitis. His education and training includes medical school at Duke University School of Medicine and residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Dr. Paulson is professionally affiliated with MercyOne, Iowa Ortho, and Boone County Hospital. MercyOne reports that Dr. Paulson is accepting new patients at his office in West Des Moines, IA.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Stanley Paulson, MD in 2021

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