NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kalpana Kumar Puri, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · West Columbia, SC

Kalpana Kumar Puri, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in West Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1043705841, issued on Jun 25, 2018. Check the license (South Carolina 91167, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1043705841
Name
Kalpana Kumar Puri
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
91167 SC
2026-00653 NC
33315 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
131 Sunset CT, West Columbia, SC 29169
Phone
(803) 796-2222
Enumerated
Jun 25, 2018
Record last updated
Aug 5, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240723001736); 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 131 Sunset CT

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

  1. Hampton Alford, MDInternal Medicine Physician1740248780
  2. Edwin Brown, MDInternal Medicine Physician1770506289
  3. Christopher Clark, AGNPNurse Practitioner1174455463
  4. Jeanna DauzyNurse Practitioner1932999018
  5. Yesenia Dunn, APRN, AGNP-CNurse Practitioner1699602797
  6. Gwendolyn Galphin, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1285691345

Verify Kalpana Kumar Puri in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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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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64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,148 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kalpana Puri1,148
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium50 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium49 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate38 claims
  4. Alprazolam34 claims
  5. Omeprazole34 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium31 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: $149.23

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kalpana Puri$149.23
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Lexington Health IncWest Columbia, SC

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

Kalpana Kumar Puri among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina

Kalpana Kumar Puri, MD is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 46% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

33 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in West Columbia

They are 33 of the 1,887 NPPES records with a practice address in West Columbia, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hampton Alford, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691740248780
  2. John Black, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691669495255
  3. Edwin Brown, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691770506289
  4. Frank Ferraro, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691861433831
  5. Gwendolyn Galphin, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691285691345
  6. Vijay Koli, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691700835493
  7. John Lazaro, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691649238684
  8. Michael Markowitz, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691225088032

Common questions

What is Kalpana Kumar Puri, MD's NPI number?

Kalpana Kumar Puri, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043705841, issued on Jun 25, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kalpana Kumar Puri, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 131 Sunset CT, West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 796-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kalpana Kumar Puri, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 91167, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kalpana Kumar Puri, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kalpana Kumar Puri, MD had 1,148 Medicare Part D claims for 263 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.