Puja Karanth, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Palos Heights, IL
Puja Karanth, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Palos Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1477831170, issued on Jul 28, 2011. Check the license (Illinois 036.139452, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Puja Karanth
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 036.139452 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12251 S 80TH Ave, Palos Heights, IL 60463
- Phone
- (708) 923-5869
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2011
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 923-5859
- Medicaid ID
- 036139452 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160127001629); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Puja Karanth 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 036.139452Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
275 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium18 claims
- Clopidogrel14 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium13 claims
- Furosemide11 claims
- Gabapentin11 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): 94.1 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Central Dupage Physician GroupPalos Heights, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Puja Karanth among 1,535 hospitalist physician records in Illinois
Puja Karanth, M.D. is one of 1,535 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 92% 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 35% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 35% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2013 among the 1,339 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
53 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Palos Heights
They are 53 of the 992 NPPES records with a practice address in Palos Heights, and 1,535 hospitalist physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Puja Karanth, M.D.'s NPI number?
Puja Karanth, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477831170, issued on Jul 28, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Puja Karanth, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12251 S 80TH Ave, Palos Heights, IL, 60463. Phone: (708) 923-5869. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Puja Karanth, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.139452, 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 Karanth, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Puja Karanth, M.D. had 275 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Puja Karanth, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.