Kristina Marie Puls, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Fruita, CO
Kristina Marie Puls, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fruita, Colorado, and NPI 1801320809, issued on Apr 17, 2017. Check the license (Colorado DR0061227, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristina Marie Puls
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- DR0061227 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 281 N Plum St, Fruita, CO 81521
- Phone
- (970) 858-9894
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2017
- Record last updated
- Nov 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (970) 858-1331
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200729002261); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kristina Marie Puls in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR0061227Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,320 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium147 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium113 claims
- Lisinopril100 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium84 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate72 claims
- Omeprazole69 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: $41.91
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Kristina Marie Puls among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado
Kristina Marie Puls, MD is one of 3,563 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 82% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2008 among the 2,077 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 58% 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 Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
24 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fruita
They are 24 of the 192 NPPES records with a practice address in Fruita, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Kristina Marie Puls, MD's NPI number?
Kristina Marie Puls, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801320809, issued on Apr 17, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristina Marie Puls, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 281 N Plum St, Fruita, CO, 81521. Phone: (970) 858-9894. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristina Marie Puls, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR0061227, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kristina Marie Puls, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristina Marie Puls, MD had 2,320 Medicare Part D claims for 220 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.