Christopher Matthew Garrett Puls, MD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician · Southaven, MS
Christopher Matthew Garrett Puls, MD is a child & adolescent psychiatry physician with a practice address in Southaven, Mississippi, and NPI 1376514125, issued on Jan 30, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 32517, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Matthew Garrett Puls
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician 2084P0804X
- License numbers
- 32517 MS
24295 OK
EMC0004101 MI
69858 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7601 Southcrest Pkwy, Southaven, MS 38671
- Phone
- (662) 772-4000
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 200050080A OK
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210421000972); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Matthew Garrett Puls in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 32517Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average child & adolescent psychiatry physician in 2024
71 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 504 among the 3,545 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 85.8 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: $23.34
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 1,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,427.96 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
- Creek Nation Hospital And ClinicsTulsa, OK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Matthew Garrett Puls among 27 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Mississippi
Christopher Matthew Garrett Puls, MD is one of 27 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 52% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 52% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 1993 among the 11 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0804X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 27 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Mississippi.
All 27 in Mississippi → Every provider in Southaven → Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Otis Anderson, M.D.Southaven, MS 386711932321742
- Anthony Jackson, M.D.Oxford, MS 386551154477453
- Sreedhar Rayudu, MD PHDBatesville, MS 386061922101328
- Ross Collins, M.D.Tupelo, MS 388041508893074
- Holly Kinget, M.D.Brandon, MS 390471336376953
- Gerri Hill Chance, MDHazelhurst, MS 390831770609364
- Sara PorterMadison, MS 391101568959773
- Judy Harville, LCSWMagee, MS 391111821108952
Common questions
What is Christopher Matthew Garrett Puls, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Matthew Garrett Puls, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376514125, issued on Jan 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Matthew Garrett Puls, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7601 Southcrest Pkwy, Southaven, MS, 38671. Phone: (662) 772-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Matthew Garrett Puls, MD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 32517, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Matthew Garrett Puls, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Matthew Garrett Puls, MD had 71 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among child & adolescent psychiatry physician prescribers was 504. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Matthew Garrett Puls, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.8 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.