Puja Gurung, M.D.
Sleep Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Alton, IL
Puja Gurung, M.D. is a sleep medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Alton, Illinois, and NPI 1063727832, issued on Aug 17, 2010. Check the license (Illinois 036131486, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Puja Gurung
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Sleep Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QS1201X
- License numbers
- 036131486 IL
2013010523 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4 Memorial Dr Ste 230, Alton, IL 62002
- Phone
- (618) 433-6616
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2010
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130618000142); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4 Memorial Dr Ste 230
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Puja Gurung in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036131486Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average sleep medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
879 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries, against an average of 718 among the 211 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Zolpidem Tartrate227 claims
- Modafinil98 claims
- Eszopiclone79 claims
- Gabapentin63 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine57 claims
- Trazodone Hcl45 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: $744.02
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 171 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,214.24 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
- Fairview Heights Medical Group SCAlton, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sleep Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Illinois
There are 5 sleep medicine (family medicine) physician records in Illinois.
Other sleep medicine (family medicine) physician records in Illinois
- Susanna Aviles, APRNMaywood, IL1568220234
- Magdaleno Gutierrez, MD, JDGeneva, IL1497386486
- Puja Sethi, M.D.Woodridge, IL1760753271
- Madhuri Uppalapati, M.D.Woodridge, IL1316470743
Common questions
What is Puja Gurung, M.D.'s NPI number?
Puja Gurung, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063727832, issued on Aug 17, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Puja Gurung, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4 Memorial Dr Ste 230, Alton, IL, 62002. Phone: (618) 433-6616. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Puja Gurung, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036131486, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Puja Gurung, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Puja Gurung, M.D. had 879 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries; the average among sleep medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 718. 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.