NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Michael Punla

Internal Medicine Physician · Shenandoah, TX

John Michael Punla is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Shenandoah, Texas, and NPI 1356924294, issued on Apr 29, 2021. Check the license (Texas U9062, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1356924294
Name
John Michael Punla
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
U9062 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9250 Pinecroft Dr, Shenandoah, TX 77380
Phone
(713) 897-2300
Enumerated
Apr 29, 2021
Record last updated
Sep 10, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240921000405); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rowan University School Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2021
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 9250 Pinecroft Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mina Abdelmalek, MDHospitalist Physician1265051676
  2. Brittany Adams, APRN-CNPNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1770058463
  3. Lindsey Adams, CAAAnesthesiologist Assistant1548952435
  4. Samuel Akinyele, PHARM.DPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1982094397
  5. Safa Al-Jammali, MDHospitalist Physician1366008757
  6. Sarah Alebesun, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1174483614

Verify John Michael Punla in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

131 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. John Michael Punla131
  2. Specialty average3,176

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Memorial Hermann Medical GroupHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

John Michael Punla among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

John Michael Punla is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

39 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Shenandoah

They are 39 of the 966 NPPES records with a practice address in Shenandoah, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brigani Amante, M.D., P.T.The Woodlands, TX 773801821112616
  2. Evelyn Chua, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773801184652059
  3. Ikedinobi Eni, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773801629039938
  4. Stephen Fillman, MDShenandoah, TX 773801992779961
  5. Donald Frame, MDShenandoah, TX 773801518978121
  6. William Fridley, M.D.Shenandoah, TX 773801760456545
  7. Denis Galindo, M.D.Shenandoah, TX 773801568436558
  8. Ernestine Julye, M.D.Spring, TX 773801053435040

Common questions

What is John Michael Punla's NPI number?

John Michael Punla's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356924294, issued on Apr 29, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Michael Punla located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9250 Pinecroft Dr, Shenandoah, TX, 77380. Phone: (713) 897-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Michael Punla's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U9062, 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 John Michael Punla prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Michael Punla had 131 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.