Dheeraj Puppala, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · West Columbia, SC
Dheeraj Puppala, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in West Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1396090551, issued on Jul 13, 2012. Check the license (South Carolina 51544, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dheeraj Puppala
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 51544 SC
125062174 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2720 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC 29169
- Phone
- (803) 936-7372
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2012
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2025
- Fax
- (803) 936-4102
- Medicaid ID
- 515446 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171031003158); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2720 Sunset Blvd
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Verify Dheeraj Puppala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 51544Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
1,012 Medicare Part D claims for 344 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium50 claims
- Prednisone44 claims
- Furosemide43 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate34 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl29 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate26 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): 83 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lexington Health IncWest Columbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dheeraj Puppala among 470 hospitalist physician records in South Carolina
Dheeraj Puppala, M.D. is one of 470 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 50% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2011 among the 409 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
47 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in West Columbia
They are 47 of the 1,887 NPPES records with a practice address in West Columbia, and 470 hospitalist physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Dheeraj Puppala, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dheeraj Puppala, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396090551, issued on Jul 13, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dheeraj Puppala, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2720 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 936-7372. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dheeraj Puppala, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 51544, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dheeraj Puppala, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dheeraj Puppala, M.D. had 1,012 Medicare Part D claims for 344 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dheeraj Puppala, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.