NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Jane Puntkattalee

Family Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL

Melissa Jane Puntkattalee is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1033679972, issued on Mar 25, 2019. Check the license (Alabama MD.48133, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1033679972
Name
Melissa Jane Puntkattalee
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
MD.48133 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5720 1St Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35212
Phone
(205) 380-9455
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2019
Record last updated
Feb 5, 2024
Fax
(205) 380-9459
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240306000644); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2019
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 5720 1St Ave S

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

  1. Stephen Brown, PHARMDPharmacist1669753323
  2. Sara Buxton, CRNPNurse Practitioner1306312400
  3. Brittany Christian, DNP, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1821612029
  4. Brittney Debruce, RDHDental Hygienist1003410879
  5. Elyse Dengler, DMDDentist1972098911
  6. Megan Dewitt, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1144485350

Verify Melissa Jane Puntkattalee in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

641 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Melissa Puntkattalee641
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium65 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate35 claims
  3. Jardiance26 claims
  4. Carvedilol24 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide24 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium22 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. Christ Health Center IncBirmingham, AL

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

Melissa Jane Puntkattalee among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama

Melissa Jane Puntkattalee is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 81% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

181 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham

They are 181 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Megan Dewitt, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352121144485350
  2. Nathan Dewitt, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352121659528743
  3. Jessica RamosBirmingham, AL 352121871117341
  4. Estefania Ruiz Perez, MDBirmingham, AL 352121417581596
  5. Daniel Shults, DOBirmingham, AL 352121154944627
  6. Benjamin Taylor, DOBirmingham, AL 352121437737020
  7. Ann Upton, APRN, CNM, FNP-BCBirmingham, AL 352121306656814
  8. Kayla WestermanBirmingham, AL 352121780262063

Common questions

What is Melissa Jane Puntkattalee's NPI number?

Melissa Jane Puntkattalee's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033679972, issued on Mar 25, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Jane Puntkattalee located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5720 1St Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35212. Phone: (205) 380-9455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Jane Puntkattalee's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.48133, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Melissa Jane Puntkattalee prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Jane Puntkattalee had 641 Medicare Part D claims for 91 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.