NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1811329022
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
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 151 N Michigan Ave

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

  1. Kathleen Baldwin, MDPsychiatry Physician1881743227
  2. Piotr Barysenka, D.D.S.Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1306264163
  3. Karen Bloomberg, PH.D.Clinical Social Worker1689797672
  4. Ann Brody, L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1801928866
  5. Jack Clemis, M.D.Otology & Neurotology Physician1740272483
  6. Steven Goostree, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1992046080

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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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.

  1. Laura Thometz Puglessi96
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam20 claims
  2. Diclofenac Sodium15 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl11 claims
  4. 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

  1. 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).

1,445 physician assistant records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 1,445 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Taylor Anderson, PA-CChicago, IL 606011659991818
  2. Renata Block, PAChicago, IL 606011639129554
  3. Cassie DonahueChicago, IL 606011063159507
  4. Gayathri Ganesh, PA-CChicago, IL 606011801547120
  5. Catherine Hickey, PA-CChicago, IL 606011861964256
  6. Nathan Jent, PA-CChicago, IL 606011184296303
  7. Cyrus Ma, PA-CChicago, IL 606011669133369
  8. Kayla McCarthy, PA-CChicago, IL 606011386264992

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.