NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pierre Andres Puente, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Saint Petersburg, FL

Pierre Andres Puente, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Saint Petersburg, Florida, and NPI 1376836197, issued on May 26, 2011. Check the license (Florida ME93560, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1376836197
Name
Pierre Andres Puente
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
ME93560 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3177 4TH St N, Saint Petersburg, FL 33704
Phone
(877) 585-2955
Enumerated
May 26, 2011
Record last updated
Dec 29, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051208000603); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 2002
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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21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,500 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Pierre Puente2,500
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Buprenorphine-Naloxone910 claims
  2. Clonazepam247 claims
  3. Suboxone87 claims
  4. Alprazolam82 claims
  5. Diazepam66 claims
  6. Gabapentin61 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $283.11

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Indivior Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Pierre Puente$283.11
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Pierre Andres Puente among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida

Pierre Andres Puente, M.D. is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2011, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 61% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

18 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Saint Petersburg

They are 18 of the 1,676 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Petersburg, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kirti Bhargava-Patel, M.D.Saint Petersburg, FL 337041598866618
  2. Piyush Dalal, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337041801902283
  3. Cheryl Quigley, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337041881622058
  4. Manish Baria, M.D.Saint Petersburg, FL 337051235111519
  5. Stephen Burton, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337031902850001
  6. Juan Casadevalls, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337051669424123
  7. Jocelyne David-Charlotin, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337051417992918
  8. Kevin Denny, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337051134171614

Common questions

What is Pierre Andres Puente, M.D.'s NPI number?

Pierre Andres Puente, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376836197, issued on May 26, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Pierre Andres Puente, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3177 4TH St N, Saint Petersburg, FL, 33704. Phone: (877) 585-2955. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Pierre Andres Puente, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME93560, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Pierre Andres Puente, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Pierre Andres Puente, M.D. had 2,500 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.