Richard Paulsen, MD
Diagnostic Radiology · Indianapolis, INNPI 1780692996
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — royalties or licence payments (37.7%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 25 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 41.2% of the total. Among diagnostic radiology clinicians in IN with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 171 payments — averaging $125.75 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$9K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$5K
- Johnson & Johnson$2K
- Penumbra, Inc.$2K
- Microvention, Inc.$1K
- Imperative Care, Inc$969
- plus $1K from 19 others
Across 5 payments — averaging $4635.80 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Microvention, Inc.$23K
What the payments were for
- Royalty or licence$8,09838%
- Consulting fees$3,49816%
- Travel & lodging$3,66617%
- Food & beverage$6,24129%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic(3 entities) | 16 | $8,866 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 4 | $5,080 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 45 | $2,053 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 10 | $1,868 |
| Microvention, Inc. | 37 | $1,388 |
| Imperative Care, Inc | 15 | $969 |
| Stryker | 2 | $263 |
| Scientia Vascular | 1 | $160 |
| UCB, Inc. | 5 | $119 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 6 | $113 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 4 | $106 |
| Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $74 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 3 | $70 |
| CSL Behring | 4 | $67 |
| TG Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $49 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| Argenx US, Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Impel Pharmaceuticals LLC | 2 | $31 |
| Asahi Intecc USA, Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $27 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $22 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Amgen | 1 | $17 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $12 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- VenaSeal$8,098
- EMBOGUARD$4,567
- Benchmark$752
- Penumbra System$698
- ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM$676
- WEB$408
- Pipeline$403
- DELTAMAXX$396
- CEREPAK UNIFORM$363
- WEB Aneurysm Embolization System$302
- SURPASS EVOLVE$263
- ENTERPRISE$230
- Socrates 38$160
- RED 72$156
- STENT$154
- N/A$150
- GALAXY$122
- Solitaire$115
- Galaxy G3$104
- Cerenovus Enterprise$102
How this compares
$21,503 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 596 diagnostic radiology providers in Indiana.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| BrilintaTicagrelor | 29 | $16,803 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 77 | $680 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZenecaBrilinta | $27 | $16,80329 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 95th percentile of 596 diagnostic radiology providers in Indiana.
Other diagnostic radiology in Indianapolis
- Raja RamaswamyIndianapolis$447K
- Shawn TeagueIndianapolis$195K
- Fatih AkisikIndianapolis$191K
- Joshua DowellIndianapolis$85K
- Derek ZipkinIndianapolis$65K
- Travis HealeyIndianapolis$46K
- Mahmoud SammanIndianapolis$41K
- Temel TirkesIndianapolis$13K
- Kevin SmithIndianapolis$11K
- Benjamin NorthcuttIndianapolis$9K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.