Michael A. Puente, MD
Neurology Physician · Marrero, LA
Michael A. Puente, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Marrero, Louisiana, and NPI 1982640074, issued on Jun 20, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 017973, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael A. Puente
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 017973 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 Medical Center Blvd, Marrero, LA 70072
- Phone
- (504) 340-6976
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 3, 2025
- Fax
- (504) 349-6786
- Medicaid ID
- 1386847 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060508000118); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1984
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael A. Puente in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 017973Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
2,670 Medicare Part D claims for 445 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 36 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl281 claims
- Memantine Hcl240 claims
- Levetiracetam174 claims
- Gabapentin147 claims
- Topiramate94 claims
- Primidone93 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,415.68
93 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- New Orleans Physician Services IncMarrero, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael A. Puente among 242 neurology physician records in Louisiana
Michael A. Puente, MD is one of 242 neurology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2006 among the 179 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 242 neurology physician records in Louisiana.
All 242 in Louisiana → Every provider in Marrero → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Atkins, MDMarrero, LA 700721245276336
- John Freiberg, MDMerrero, LA 700721609812791
- Kaveh Khoobehi, M.D.Marrero, LA 700721477828762
- Walter Truax, MDMarrero, LA 700721427094515
- Chris Collins, M.D.Kenner, LA 700651114362613
- Robin Davis, MDKenner, LA 700651265722037
- Mason DyessKenner, LA 700651902265176
- Cheryl Goyne, M.D.Kenner, LA 700651881702041
Common questions
What is Michael A. Puente, MD's NPI number?
Michael A. Puente, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982640074, issued on Jun 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael A. Puente, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 Medical Center Blvd, Marrero, LA, 70072. Phone: (504) 340-6976. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael A. Puente, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 017973, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael A. Puente, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael A. Puente, MD had 2,670 Medicare Part D claims for 445 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael A. Puente, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.