In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Montana, Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD performed more ankle brachial index (ABI), bone scan, and upper extremity arterial duplex procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for upper extremity (arm) arterial ultrasound, and upper extremity arterial duplex that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

carotid duplex ultrasound

nuclear scan

ultrasound

vascular procedures

vascular ultrasound

In 2023, Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD performed more carotid duplex ultrasound, nuclear scan, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, and vascular ultrasound procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Montana.

Top 25%

By Volume:

lower extremity venous duplex

musculoskeletal imaging

non-obstetric transvaginal ultrasound

pelvic imaging

shoulder MRI

In 2012, Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD performed more abdominal imaging, ankle MRI, CT scan, head/brain CT scan, hip MRI, knee MRI, lower extremity venous duplex, musculoskeletal imaging, non-obstetric transvaginal ultrasound, pelvic imaging, and shoulder MRI procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Montana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in BILLINGS, MT during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, CT scan and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	191
aspiration	14
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	123
CT scan	410
hip imaging	174
injections	14
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	81
musculoskeletal imaging	565
nuclear scan	16
pelvic imaging	195
spinal procedures	134
thoracic (chest) imaging	326
ultrasound (sonogram)	107
vascular procedures	86
X-rays	808

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in BILLINGS, MT during 2013 were CT scan, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	528
aspiration	124
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	216
CT scan	808
diagnostic imaging	17
diagnostic procedures	54
gastrointestinal procedures	17
hip imaging	169
image guided procedures	41
injections	20
minimally invasive procedures	54
minor procedures	54
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	242
musculoskeletal imaging	414
neck imaging	11
nuclear scan	62
pelvic imaging	456
pleural drainage	34
spinal procedures	78
thoracic (chest) imaging	570
ultrasound (sonogram)	483
vascular procedures	327
women's imaging	21
X-rays	651

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1003
Female	1257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2074
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	128

**Age**
From 65 to 74	905
From 75 to 84	682
85 and over	379
Less than 65	294

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in BILLINGS, MT during 2014 were CT scan, ultrasound (sonogram), abdominal imaging and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	556
aspiration	92
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	210
CT scan	852
diagnostic imaging	18
diagnostic procedures	56
gastrointestinal procedures	18
hip imaging	144
image guided procedures	41
injections	16
minimally invasive procedures	56
minor procedures	56
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	281
musculoskeletal imaging	416
nuclear scan	82
pelvic imaging	456
pleural drainage	35
spinal procedures	84
thoracic (chest) imaging	497
ultrasound (sonogram)	559
vascular procedures	366
women's imaging	15
X-rays	488

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1016
Female	1284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2096
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	133

**Age**
From 65 to 74	912
From 75 to 84	714
85 and over	314
Less than 65	360

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in BILLINGS, MT during 2015 were CT scan, ultrasound (sonogram), abdominal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	556
aspiration	93
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	202
CT scan	800
diagnostic imaging	25
diagnostic procedures	42
gastrointestinal procedures	25
hip imaging	185
image guided procedures	29
minimally invasive procedures	42
minor procedures	42
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	322
musculoskeletal imaging	451
neck imaging	12
nuclear scan	98
pelvic imaging	459
pleural drainage	39
spinal procedures	67
thoracic (chest) imaging	524
ultrasound (sonogram)	604
vascular procedures	430
women's imaging	16
X-rays	543

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2188
Female	2656

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	4406
Black	0
Hispanic	102
Asian	0
Other	62
Native American	250

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2024
From 75 to 84	1422
85 and over	654
Less than 65	744

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in BILLINGS, MT during 2016 were CT scan, ultrasound (sonogram), thoracic (chest) imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	534
aspiration	85
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	240
CT scan	873
diagnostic imaging	31
diagnostic procedures	33
dialysis access procedures	11
gastrointestinal procedures	31
hip imaging	134
image guided procedures	22
minimally invasive procedures	33
minor procedures	33
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	353
musculoskeletal imaging	472
neck imaging	12
nuclear scan	115
pelvic imaging	444
pleural drainage	31
spinal procedures	98
thoracic (chest) imaging	609
ultrasound (sonogram)	617
vascular procedures	434
women's imaging	19
X-rays	554

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1174
Female	1407

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2333
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	43
Native American	147

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1141
From 75 to 84	722
85 and over	351
Less than 65	367

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in BILLINGS, MT during 2017 were thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan, X-rays and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	557
aspiration	37
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	272
CT scan	999
diagnostic imaging	19
diagnostic procedures	13
gastrointestinal procedures	19
hip imaging	126
image guided procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	13
minor procedures	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	345
musculoskeletal imaging	537
nuclear scan	106
pelvic imaging	484
pleural drainage	24
spinal procedures	125
thoracic (chest) imaging	1002
ultrasound (sonogram)	526
vascular procedures	367
women's imaging	14
X-rays	995

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1279
Female	1543

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2559
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	161

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1200
From 75 to 84	856
85 and over	357
Less than 65	409

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in BILLINGS, MT during 2018 were CT scan, ultrasound (sonogram), abdominal imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	696
aspiration	53
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	288
CT scan	1247
diagnostic imaging	16
diagnostic procedures	21
gastrointestinal procedures	16
hip imaging	127
image guided procedures	21
minimally invasive procedures	21
minor procedures	21
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	341
musculoskeletal imaging	608
neck imaging	14
nuclear scan	137
pelvic imaging	627
pleural drainage	17
spinal procedures	127
thoracic (chest) imaging	307
ultrasound (sonogram)	696
vascular procedures	461
women's imaging	30
X-rays	236

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1408
Female	1701

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2787
Black	0
Hispanic	58
Asian	0
Other	56
Native American	190

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1349
From 75 to 84	941
85 and over	403
Less than 65	416

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in BILLINGS, MT during 2019 were CT scan, abdominal imaging, ultrasound (sonogram) and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	734
aspiration	49
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	313
CT scan	1370
diagnostic imaging	24
gastrointestinal procedures	24
hip imaging	122
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	319
musculoskeletal imaging	583
neck imaging	14
nuclear scan	139
pelvic imaging	646
pleural drainage	20
spinal procedures	133
thoracic (chest) imaging	308
ultrasound (sonogram)	683
vascular procedures	501
women's imaging	18
X-rays	201

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1403
Female	1767

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2832
Black	0
Hispanic	57
Asian	0
Other	62
Native American	205

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1459
From 75 to 84	945
85 and over	391
Less than 65	375

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in BILLINGS, MT during 2020 were CT scan, ultrasound (sonogram), abdominal imaging and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	567
aspiration	35
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	266
CT scan	959
diagnostic imaging	21
gastrointestinal procedures	21
hip imaging	117
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	303
musculoskeletal imaging	554
nuclear scan	109
pelvic imaging	450
pleural drainage	17
spinal procedures	110
thoracic (chest) imaging	225
ultrasound (sonogram)	592
vascular procedures	412
women's imaging	13
X-rays	259

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1263
Female	1433

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2381
Black	0
Hispanic	58
Asian	0
Other	58
Native American	185

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1250
From 75 to 84	770
85 and over	327
Less than 65	349

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in BILLINGS, MT during 2021 were CT scan, musculoskeletal imaging, abdominal imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	597
aspiration	17
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	309
CT scan	1075
diagnostic imaging	13
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hip imaging	177
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	379
musculoskeletal imaging	634
nuclear scan	105
pelvic imaging	454
pleural drainage	17
spinal procedures	98
thoracic (chest) imaging	205
ultrasound (sonogram)	512
vascular procedures	355
X-rays	170

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1268
Female	1598

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2603
Black	0
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	61
Native American	133

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1339
From 75 to 84	828
85 and over	369
Less than 65	330

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD in 2021

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in BILLINGS, MT during 2022 were CT scan, musculoskeletal imaging, abdominal imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	594
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	282
CT scan	1136
hip imaging	146
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	328
musculoskeletal imaging	685
neck imaging	11
nuclear scan	101
pelvic imaging	533
spinal procedures	161
thoracic (chest) imaging	240
ultrasound (sonogram)	525
vascular procedures	368
women's imaging	14
X-rays	326

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1337
Female	1620

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2681
Black	0
Hispanic	59
Asian	0
Other	82
Native American	123

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1385
From 75 to 84	926
85 and over	369
Less than 65	277

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	19

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in BILLINGS, MT were CT scan, abdominal imaging, musculoskeletal imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

abdominal imaging	555
aspiration	59
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	247
CT scan	957
diagnostic imaging	20
diagnostic procedures	36
dialysis access procedures	11
gastrointestinal procedures	20
hip imaging	147
image guided procedures	27
injections	16
minimally invasive procedures	36
minor procedures	36
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	299
musculoskeletal imaging	538
neck imaging	12
nuclear scan	97
pelvic imaging	473
pleural drainage	26
spinal procedures	110
thoracic (chest) imaging	437
ultrasound (sonogram)	536
vascular procedures	373
women's imaging	17
X-rays	475

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1212
Female	1478

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	2432
Native American / Alaskan Native	150
Hispanic	43
Other	44

**Age**
75 to 84	800
85 and over	355
Less than 65	356
65 to 74	1178

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Scott Richard Paulsen, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Education & Training

He has a state license in Minnesota.

Licensed In: Minnesota

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Biography

Dr. Scott Paulsen practices diagnostic radiology in Billings, MT. Dr. Paulsen is affiliated with Billings Clinic. He studied medicine at Mayo Medical School. He has a closed panel according to Yext.

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