Laura Thometz Puglessi
Physician Assistant · Chicago, IL
Laura Thometz Puglessi is a physician assistant with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1811329022, issued on Jul 30, 2013. Check the license (Illinois 085.004751, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Thometz Puglessi
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 085.004751 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 151 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60601
- Phone
- (262) 352-0899
- Enumerated
- Jul 30, 2013
- Record last updated
- Mar 8, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181008001672); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Thometz Puglessi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 085.004751Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
96 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam20 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium15 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl11 claims
- Tramadol Hcl11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Froedtert Andthe Medical College OF Wisconsin Community Physicians IncMenomonee Falls, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Thometz Puglessi among 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois
Laura Thometz Puglessi is one of 4,926 physician assistant records with a practice address in Illinois. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 29% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 29% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2019 among the 3,407 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Laura Thometz Puglessi's NPI number?
Laura Thometz Puglessi's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811329022, issued on Jul 30, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Thometz Puglessi located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 151 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, 60601. Phone: (262) 352-0899. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Thometz Puglessi's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 085.004751, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura Thometz Puglessi prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Thometz Puglessi had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.