Jennifer Punnoose, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Houston, TX
Jennifer Punnoose, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1124228622, issued on Jul 23, 2007. Check the license (Texas N7741, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jennifer Punnoose
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- N7741 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1635 North Loop W, Houston, TX 77008
- Phone
- (713) 867-2066
- Enumerated
- Jul 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 13, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110412000937); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jennifer Punnoose in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N7741Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
300 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir21 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
- Prednisone13 claims
- Furosemide12 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium12 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): 95.8 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Memorial Hermann Medical GroupHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jennifer Punnoose among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas
Jennifer Punnoose, MD is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 13% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 25% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Jennifer Punnoose, MD's NPI number?
Jennifer Punnoose, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124228622, issued on Jul 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jennifer Punnoose, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1635 North Loop W, Houston, TX, 77008. Phone: (713) 867-2066. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jennifer Punnoose, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N7741, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jennifer Punnoose, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jennifer Punnoose, MD had 300 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jennifer Punnoose, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.8 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.