John C. Puente, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Fremont, NE
John C. Puente, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Fremont, Nebraska, and NPI 1194775916, issued on May 11, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 22773, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John C. Puente
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 22773 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2735 N Clarkson St Ste 1, Fremont, NE 68025
- Phone
- (402) 727-9992
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2024
- Fax
- (402) 572-7029
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040629001504); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John C. Puente in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 22773Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024
4,533 Medicare Part D claims for 774 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa398 claims
- Gabapentin284 claims
- Levetiracetam246 claims
- Memantine Hcl222 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa Er202 claims
- Topiramate199 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: $8,791.75
155 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Celgene Corporation. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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 2 group practices
- BE Well MD PLLCOmaha, NE
- Madonna Rehabilitation HospitalLincoln, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John C. Puente among 130 neurology physician records in Nebraska
John C. Puente, M.D. is one of 130 neurology physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 70% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 70% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 70 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Nebraska
There are 130 neurology physician records in Nebraska.
All 130 in Nebraska → Every provider in Fremont → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bernadette Hughes, M.D.Elkhorn, NE 680221902820574
- Leonard Weber, M.D.Elkhorn, NE 680221093791576
- Sanju Joy, M.D.Omaha, NE 681051811303142
- John Aita, MDOmaha, NE 681141740262385
- Ronald Cooper, M.D.Omaha, NE 681141104863737
- Joel Cotton, M.D.Omaha, NE 681141033161625
- Thomas Diesing, M.D.Omaha, NE 681141659351591
- David Franco, M.D.Omaha, NE 681141821041955
Common questions
What is John C. Puente, M.D.'s NPI number?
John C. Puente, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194775916, issued on May 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John C. Puente, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2735 N Clarkson St Ste 1, Fremont, NE, 68025. Phone: (402) 727-9992. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John C. Puente, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 22773, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John C. Puente, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John C. Puente, M.D. had 4,533 Medicare Part D claims for 774 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.