Poonam Puri, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Poonam Puri, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1659577492, issued on Jun 26, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 47501, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Poonam Puri
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License numbers
- 47501 TN
A92644 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 979 East Third Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403
- Phone
- (423) 778-5661
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 11, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 778-5664
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110714000149); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Poonam Puri in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 47501Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
6,215 Medicare Part D claims for 575 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium638 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate583 claims
- Carvedilol513 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium469 claims
- Clopidogrel418 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate396 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,476.99
53 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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 2 group practices
- Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital AuthorityChattanooga, TN
- Erlanger HealthChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Poonam Puri among 215 interventional cardiology physician records in Tennessee
Poonam Puri, MD is one of 215 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2001 among the 187 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 207RI0011X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 215 interventional cardiology physician records in Tennessee.
All 215 in Tennessee → Every provider in Chattanooga → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- John Hemphill, MDChattanooga, TN 374041912188897
- Robert Huang, MDChattanooga, TN 374041477596328
- Calvin Ledford, MDChattanooga, TN 374041033180971
- Vinay Madan, MDChattanooga, TN 374041184834251
- Aditya Mandawat, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041528351632
- Van Monroe, MDChattanooga, TN 374041447259742
Common questions
What is Poonam Puri, MD's NPI number?
Poonam Puri, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659577492, issued on Jun 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Poonam Puri, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 979 East Third Street, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (423) 778-5661. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Poonam Puri, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 47501, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Poonam Puri, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Poonam Puri, MD had 6,215 Medicare Part D claims for 575 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Poonam Puri, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.2 of 100. 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.