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- 2380 Aurie Dr, Decatur, GA 30034
About Paula Stephens
Paula K. Stephens, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist based in Decatur, GA. According to Medicare claims data, Paula cared for 198 Medicare patients across 259 services. The services billed most often include anesthesia for injection, drainage or aspiration procedures on spine or spinal cord of lower back accessed through skin using imaging guidance, anesthesia for closed procedure on pubic bone or pelvic joint, and anesthesia for nerve block and injection procedure, prone position. The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538137096.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Contact Information
- (404) 244-9515
- Email not available
Practice Locations
2380 AURIE DR
Decatur, GA 30034
Conditions and Services Within This Provider's Scope
Within Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Sedation & Phobias
Acute Pain
Anxiety & Phobias
Face & Jaw
Head & Face
Joint Pain
Joints & Soft Tissue
Maternity
Mental Health
- Bipolar Depression
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- OCD
- Postpartum depression
- PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)
- Treatment-resistant depression
Nerve Pain
- Carpal tunnel
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Occipital neuralgia
- Outer thigh burning and numbness
- Phantom limb pain
- Pinched nerve
- Piriformis syndrome
- Rib pain
- Sciatica
- Shingles pain
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Trigeminal neuralgia
Pain
- Cancer pain
- Chronic pelvic pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Migraines
- Muscle knots and spasms
- Post-Surgery Pain
- Spinal headache
Pelvic & Abdominal
Spine & Back
- Arthritis of the spine
- Chronic back pain
- Degenerative disc disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Herniated disc
- Neck pain
- Sacroiliac joint pain
- Spinal Stenosis Pain
- Spondylolisthesis
- Tailbone pain
- Whiplash Pain
Procedures & services
General Anesthesia
Nerve Blocks
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion (SPG) Block
- Celiac plexus block
- Lumbar sympathetic block
- Medial branch block
- Nerve Block Injection
- Occipital nerve block
- Stellate ganglion block
Pain Relief Procedures
- Continuous Nerve Catheter Placement
- Blood patch for spinal headache
- Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Setup
- Radiofrequency ablation
Sedation
- In-Office Anesthesia for Plastic Surgery
- Moderate dental sedation
- Pediatric Dental Sedation
- Sedation for Colonoscopy and Endoscopy
- Sedation for Egg Retrieval
- Sedation for MRI
- Sedation for Vasectomy
- Deep Sedation
- Emergency Pain Relief
- Minimal dental sedation
- Sedation for Eye Surgery
Specialized Care
Vascular Access
- Ultrasound-Guided IV Placement
- Central line placement in child
- Midline IV Catheter Placement
Consultations
Infusion Therapy
Injections
- Caudal Epidural Injection
- Epidural steroid injection
- Facet joint injection
- Sacroiliac joint injection
- Transforaminal Epidural Injection
- Trigger Point Injections
Joint Injections
Joints & Soft Tissue
Maternity
Pain Management
- Back Muscle Nerve Block
- Knee nerve block and ablation
- Knee Nerve Burning
- Pudendal nerve block
- Rib nerve block
- Spinal cord stimulator trial
- Superior hypogastric plexus block
Surgical Pain Relief
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
259 services · 198 patients · 6 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anesthesia for injection, drainage or aspiration procedures on spine or spinal cord of lower back accessed through skin using imaging guidance | Anaesthesia | 01938 |
70 | More often than most peers in Certified Registered Nurse… |
| Anesthesia for closed procedure on pubic bone or pelvic joint | Anaesthesia | 01160 |
53 | More often than most peers in Certified Registered Nurse… |
| Anesthesia for nerve block and injection procedure, prone position | Anaesthesia | 01992 |
48 | More often than most peers in Certified Registered Nurse… |
| Anesthesia for nerve destruction procedures on spine or spinal cord of lower back accessed through skin using imaging guidance | Anaesthesia | 01940 |
48 | More often than most peers in Certified Registered Nurse… |
| Anesthesia for nerve destruction procedures on spine or spinal cord of neck or upper back accessed through skin using imaging guidance | Anaesthesia | 01939 |
23 | More often than most peers in Certified Registered Nurse… |
| Anesthesia for injection, drainage or aspiration procedures on spine or spinal cord of neck or upper back accessed through skin using imaging guidance | Anaesthesia | 01937 |
17 | As often as other peers in Certified Registered Nurse… |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
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Providers in GA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Paula K. Stephens specialize in?
Paula K. Stephens is a certified registered nurse anesthetist in Decatur, GA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
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Where is Paula K. Stephens located?
Paula K. Stephens is listed at 2380 Aurie Dr, Decatur, GA 30034. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
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What is Paula K. Stephens's phone number?
The number on file is (404) 244-9515. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
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What is Paula K. Stephens's NPI number?
Paula K. Stephens's National Provider Identifier is 1538137096. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
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How long has Paula K. Stephens been practicing?
Paula K. Stephens has 20+ years experience. Registered with an NPI since 2006. National Provider Identifiers only began in 2005, so a provider who qualified earlier may have practiced for longer than this.
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What does Paula K. Stephens do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Paula K. Stephens provides treatments such as anesthesia for injection, drainage or aspiration procedures on spine or spinal cord of lower back accessed through skin using imaging guidance and anesthesia for closed procedure on pubic bone or pelvic joint. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
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Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Paula K. Stephens. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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