Lokesh Kyathanahalli Puttalingappa, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Colorado Springs, CO
Lokesh Kyathanahalli Puttalingappa, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1134363112, issued on Apr 22, 2009. Check the license (Colorado DR.0051461, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lokesh Kyathanahalli Puttalingappa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- DR.0051461 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2222 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
- Phone
- (719) 776-8040
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2024
- Fax
- (719) 776-8050
- Medicaid ID
- 91002273 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121011000123); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2222 N Nevada Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lokesh Kyathanahalli Puttalingappa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0051461Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
225 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium21 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate17 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate12 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Catholic Health Initiatives ColoradoColorado Springs, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lokesh Kyathanahalli Puttalingappa among 806 hospitalist physician records in Colorado
Lokesh Kyathanahalli Puttalingappa, MD is one of 806 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 34% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2012 among the 622 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Colorado
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Common questions
What is Lokesh Kyathanahalli Puttalingappa, MD's NPI number?
Lokesh Kyathanahalli Puttalingappa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134363112, issued on Apr 22, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lokesh Kyathanahalli Puttalingappa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2222 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, 80907. Phone: (719) 776-8040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lokesh Kyathanahalli Puttalingappa, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0051461, 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 Lokesh Kyathanahalli Puttalingappa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lokesh Kyathanahalli Puttalingappa, MD had 225 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lokesh Kyathanahalli Puttalingappa, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.