Pooja Poudel, MBBS
Rheumatology Physician · Montgomery, AL
Pooja Poudel, MBBS is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Montgomery, Alabama, and NPI 1588186142, issued on Jul 14, 2017. Check the license (Alabama 45435, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pooja Poudel
- Credential
- MBBS
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 45435 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1722 Pine St, Montgomery, AL 36106
- Phone
- (334) 293-8588
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2017
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230802002780); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Pooja Poudel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 45435Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
648 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate185 claims
- Methotrexate70 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen69 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl44 claims
- Prednisone41 claims
- Alendronate Sodium26 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: $1,358.61
62 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Jackson Hospital And Clinic, IncMontgomery, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pooja Poudel among 97 rheumatology physician records in Alabama
Pooja Poudel, MBBS is one of 97 rheumatology 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 2017, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 90% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2004 among the 71 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 97 rheumatology physician records in Alabama.
All 97 in Alabama → Every provider in Montgomery → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jacquelin Chua, MDMontgomery, AL 361061033467196
- Sohrab FallahiMontgomery, AL 361111497739270
- James Jakes, MDMontgomery, AL 361111578547352
- Carlos Gadea, M.D.Montgomery, AL 361161417141763
- Eduardo Mantovani Cardoso, MDMontgomery, AL 361161497314140
- Ximena Ruiz, MDMontgomery, AL 361161861650988
- Vishala Chindalore, M.D.Anniston, AL 362071083635015
- James Ready, M.D.Anniston, AL 362071538183538
Common questions
What is Pooja Poudel, MBBS's NPI number?
Pooja Poudel, MBBS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588186142, issued on Jul 14, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pooja Poudel, MBBS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1722 Pine St, Montgomery, AL, 36106. Phone: (334) 293-8588. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pooja Poudel, MBBS's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 45435, 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 Pooja Poudel, MBBS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pooja Poudel, MBBS had 648 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.