Anuj S. Puppala, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Joliet, IL
Anuj S. Puppala, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Joliet, Illinois, and NPI 1528263373, issued on Jun 20, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 36-118657, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anuj S. Puppala
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 36-118657 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 951 Essington RD, Joliet, IL 60435
- Phone
- (815) 744-4551
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (815) 744-4756
- Medicaid ID
- 036118657 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070808000725); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 951 Essington RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Hannah JensenPhysician Assistant1720641244
Verify Anuj S. Puppala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 36-118657Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
348 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin148 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl83 claims
- Meloxicam37 claims
- Celecoxib35 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl15 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $37.89
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Illinois Bone And Joint Institute, LLCNew Lenox, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anuj S. Puppala among 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois
Anuj S. Puppala, M.D. is one of 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 51% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2001 among the 556 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jerry Bertolini, MDJoliet, IL 604351407950116
- Michael Cohen, M.D.Joliet, IL 604351881628790
- Robert Daley, MDJoliet, IL 604351831127232
- Michael Dorning, DOJoliet, IL 604351710929419
- Bradley Dworsky, M.D.Joliet, IL 604351689762452
- Michael Murphy, DOJoliet, IL 604351881662534
- Michael Murphy, MDJoliet, IL 604351538629746
- Chintan Sampat, M.D.Joliet, IL 604351841407046
Common questions
What is Anuj S. Puppala, M.D.'s NPI number?
Anuj S. Puppala, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528263373, issued on Jun 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anuj S. Puppala, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 951 Essington RD, Joliet, IL, 60435. Phone: (815) 744-4551. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anuj S. Puppala, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 36-118657, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Anuj S. Puppala, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anuj S. Puppala, M.D. had 348 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Anuj S. Puppala, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.