NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Puetz, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Milwaukee, WI

Joseph Puetz, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and NPI 1275947079, issued on Jun 19, 2014. Check the license (Wisconsin 67562, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275947079
Name
Joseph Puetz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
67562 WI
2014018381 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9200 W Wisconsin Ave FL 4, Milwaukee, WI 53226
Phone
(414) 955-0350
Enumerated
Jun 19, 2014
Record last updated
Mar 22, 2023
Fax
(414) 805-6851
Medicaid ID
1275947079 WI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170817004250); accepts Medicare assignment
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 9200 W Wisconsin Ave FL 4

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

  1. Jake Decker, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1639516230
  2. Christina Jensen, ANP-BC, APNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1265677280
  3. Shaheena Khan, MDHospitalist Physician1932512084
  4. Mina Mehanni, MD, MSCardiovascular Disease Physician1902186166

Verify Joseph Puetz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining 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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72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

147 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joseph Puetz147
  2. Specialty average521

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): 80.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score66.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%68.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. The Medical College OF Wisconsin IncMilwaukee, WI

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

Joseph Puetz among 894 hospitalist physician records in Wisconsin

Joseph Puetz, MD is one of 894 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 50% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2011 among the 768 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 29% 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 Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

229 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Milwaukee

They are 229 of the 18,389 NPPES records with a practice address in Milwaukee, and 894 hospitalist physician records in Wisconsin.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Fadi Aljabi, M.D.Milwaukee, WI 532261790890556
  2. Mohan Dhariwal, DOMilwaukee, WI 532261356395644
  3. Jennifer Freeto, MDMilwaukee, WI 532261750332607
  4. Jennifer Good, MDWauwatosa, WI 532261720039951
  5. Tristram Hill, MDMilwaukee, WI 532261619084233
  6. Patricia Lye, MDMilwaukee, WI 532261649222472
  7. Bradley Manning, M.D.Milwaukee, WI 532261881642049
  8. Kurt Pfeifer, MDMilwaukee, WI 532261255385241

Common questions

What is Joseph Puetz, MD's NPI number?

Joseph Puetz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275947079, issued on Jun 19, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Puetz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9200 W Wisconsin Ave FL 4, Milwaukee, WI, 53226. Phone: (414) 955-0350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Puetz, MD's license?

NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 67562, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph Puetz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Puetz, MD had 147 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joseph Puetz, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.5 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.