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2026 NPPES data Pulmonary Disease Physician NPI 1477659811 M.D.
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Preetam Jolepalem, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician in Towson, Maryland.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 9,323 in Pulmonary Disease Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
11
Medicare Part D claims · Pulmonary Disease Physician avg: 1K
MIPS score
83.6/100
▲ 0 pts above national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$40.68
2 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

What the federal data shows

Preetam Jolepalem, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 83.6/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 11 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

83.6/100
MIPS score · +0 vs avg
11
Part D claims, 2023
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥39th
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Preetam Jolepalem, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1477659811), first enumerated 09/15/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 11 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 83.6/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $40.68 in reported industry payments (2 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1477659811 · Pulmonary Disease Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-INLINE · RX-TRACE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1477659811
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-MID 9K Pulmonary Disease
  • MIPS-INLINE 83.6/100
  • RX-TRACE 11
  • BOOK-THIN 227 in Maryland
  • PHOTO-FINISH David Killeen · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Preetam Jolepalem, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

84 ≥ 39th percentile 39% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). This entry sits in this band. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Preetam Jolepalem, M.D. sits

This provider among pulmonary disease physician peers

Across the 2,467 pulmonary disease physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Preetam Jolepalem, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 0% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 43% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.448.873.297.7Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Preetam Jolepalem, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one pulmonary disease physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Preetam Jolepalem, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Preetam Jolepalem, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Preetam Jolepalem, M.D.?

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 09/15/2006

NPI 1477659811

Primary specialty

Pulmonary Disease Physician

Mid-sized

9,323 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

11 99% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,457

MIPS final score

83.6/100 0.1 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Maryland

How Pulmonary Disease Physician compares to other specialties among Maryland providers

Maryland providers
Behavior Technician14.1%Clinical Social Worker5.5%Student in an Organized Heal…4.5%Home Health Aide4.4%Physical Therapist3.9%Pharmacist3.6%Pulmonary Disease Physician0.1%
Largest specialties in Maryland (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Preetam Jolepalem, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Pulmonary Disease Physician national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
83.6/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%83.6%
MIPS final score (Pulmonary Disease Physician) - 83.6/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

515 FAIRMOUNT AVE STE 500
Towson, MD 21286
(410) 494-1662

Provider Details

NPI 1477659811
Specialty Pulmonary Disease Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 09/15/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

83.581
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
75.1579
Quality
62.6456
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Preetam Jolepalem, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Lifebridge Community Physicians Inc
Randallstown, MD

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Preetam Jolepalem, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$41

Largest payer

Boston Scientific Corporation

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

11
Total Claims
$85
Total Drug Cost
N/A
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
13
Total Day Supply
343
Brand Drug Cost
$0
Generic Drug Cost
$85

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
64.3 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.69
More Pulmonary Disease Physician in MD → All providers in Maryland → Compare specialties →

Pulmonary Disease Physician Overview

How Preetam Jolepalem, M.D. fits within the Pulmonary Disease Physician landscape nationally.

9,323
Pulmonary Disease Physician Providers in US
53
States with Pulmonary Disease Physician
1,457
Avg Claims per Provider

Preetam Jolepalem, M.D.'s 11 claims are below the specialty average of 1,457.

Nationwide Pulmonary Disease Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Jolepalem, both outside Maryland so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (83.6 here).

David Killeen 83.6 VA Samy El-Halawani 83.5 MN Mark Freiberg 83.5 MN Joseph Graif 83.5 MN

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Jeffrey Rubins Minneapolis, MN Jon Mann Boynton Beach, FL Melanie Watanabe Bronx, NY Lisa Rho New York, NY

Nearby Pulmonary Disease Physician Providers in Maryland

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Maryland, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Jolepalem.

One of 227 Pulmonary Disease Physician providers enrolled in Maryland, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Lev Agarunov
M.D.
Frederick, MD
Dr. Kalim Ahmed
MD
Hagerstown, MD
Dr. Ahmad Alkhatatneh
MD
White Plains, MD
Dr. Muhtadi Alnababteh
MD
Baltimore, MD
Dr. Susan Andrews
M.D.
Berlin, MD

Compare Pulmonary Disease Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Preetam Jolepalem, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Preetam Jolepalem, M.D. specializes in Pulmonary Disease Physician and practices in Towson, Maryland. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Preetam Jolepalem, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Preetam Jolepalem, M.D. wrote 11 Medicare Part D claims totaling $85 in drug costs for N/A beneficiaries.
What is Preetam Jolepalem, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Preetam Jolepalem, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 83.6/100 (Quality: 75.2, Cost: 62.6). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Preetam Jolepalem, M.D. located? ▼
Preetam Jolepalem, M.D. is located at 515 FAIRMOUNT AVE STE 500, Towson, MD, 21286. Phone: (410) 494-1662.
What is Preetam Jolepalem, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Preetam Jolepalem, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477659811, issued on 09/15/2006.
How many Pulmonary Disease Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 9,323 Pulmonary Disease Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Pulmonary Disease Physician provider writes 1,457 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Preetam Jolepalem, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Preetam Jolepalem, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 11 Part D claims and N/A Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Preetam Jolepalem, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Preetam Jolepalem, M.D.'s NPI is 1477659811 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.