James V. Puleo
Gastroenterology Physician · Albany, NY
James V. Puleo is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1487636254, issued on Nov 17, 2005. Check the license (New York 190197, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James V. Puleo
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 190197 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1375 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12206
- Phone
- (518) 438-4483
- Enumerated
- Nov 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 20, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (518) 482-4201
- Medicaid ID
- 01701275 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060119000346); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 1991
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1375 Washington Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Molly Austin, PAPhysician Assistant1104277748
- Jill Braverman-Panza, MDInternal Medicine Physician1366458895
- John Buhac, MDGastroenterology Physician1235184789
- Richard Clift, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1215969316
- Melissa Dalzell, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1568454767
- Georgia Decker, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1770596405
Verify James V. Puleo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 190197Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
2,136 Medicare Part D claims for 557 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine599 claims
- Omeprazole399 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium173 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl119 claims
- Sucralfate71 claims
- Mesalamine49 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $880.32
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
4 hospitals and group practices
- Ellis HospitalSchenecctady, NY · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Albany Medical CollegeAlbany, NY
- Cooperative Healthcare Services IncBrunswick, GA
- Gastrointestinal Care OF Long Island PLLCAlbany, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
James V. Puleo among 1,797 gastroenterology physician records in New York
James V. Puleo is one of 1,797 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in New York. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 1999 among the 1,378 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,797 gastroenterology physician records in New York.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Buhac, MDAlbany, NY 122061235184789
- Joseph Choma, MDAlbany, NY 122061902960560
- Richard Clift, M.D.Albany, NY 122061215969316
- Carla Fernando-Gilday, M.D.Albany, NY 122061780613893
- Vittorio Fiorenza, M.D.Albany, NY 122061730118845
- Jeffrey Gerson, MDAlbany, NY 122061235210626
- Bora Gumustop, M.D.Albany, NY 122061386673424
- William Notis, M.D.Albany, NY 122061538191184
Common questions
What is James V. Puleo's NPI number?
James V. Puleo's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487636254, issued on Nov 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James V. Puleo located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1375 Washington Ave, Albany, NY, 12206. Phone: (518) 438-4483. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James V. Puleo's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 190197, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James V. Puleo prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James V. Puleo had 2,136 Medicare Part D claims for 557 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.