NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kathleen Webb Punger, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Winston Salem, NC

Kathleen Webb Punger, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1679740161, issued on May 13, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2011-004433, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina 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
1679740161
Name
Kathleen Webb Punger
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
2011-004433 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3020 Bonbrook Drive, Winston Salem, NC 27106
Phone
(336) 713-5393
Enumerated
May 13, 2008
Record last updated
Dec 3, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111010000401); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 2008
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 3020 Bonbrook Drive

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

  1. David Shelburne, MDFamily Medicine Physician1750548145

Verify Kathleen Webb Punger in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina 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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21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,271 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Kathleen Punger4,271
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate280 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium269 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium207 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium204 claims
  5. Lisinopril176 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium169 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: $19.88

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kathleen Punger$19.88
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston Salem, NC

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

Kathleen Webb Punger among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina

Kathleen Webb Punger, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

170 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Winston Salem

They are 170 of the 10,040 NPPES records with a practice address in Winston Salem, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mark Andrews, MDWinston Salem, NC 271061568446920
  2. Susan Auffinger, MDWinston Salem, NC 271061699742494
  3. Thomas Cannon, MDWinston Salem, NC 271061811977176
  4. Stewart Cooper, MDWinston Salem, NC 271061396737508
  5. John Gambino, MDWinston Salem, NC 271061417924127
  6. Champ Jones, MDWinston Salem, NC 271061427020015
  7. Bruce Lantelme, MDWinston Salem, NC 271061770576019
  8. Donald Lendle, MDWinston Salem, NC 271061083617716

Common questions

What is Kathleen Webb Punger, MD's NPI number?

Kathleen Webb Punger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679740161, issued on May 13, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kathleen Webb Punger, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3020 Bonbrook Drive, Winston Salem, NC, 27106. Phone: (336) 713-5393. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kathleen Webb Punger, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2011-004433, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kathleen Webb Punger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kathleen Webb Punger, MD had 4,271 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.