Puja Nistala, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Columbia, MO
Puja Nistala, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, Missouri, and NPI 1205947835, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 2009000184, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Puja Nistala
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2009000184 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65212
- Phone
- (573) 884-2375
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 2, 2022
- Fax
- (573) 884-3037
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090217000584); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Puja Nistala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2009000184Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
370 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole204 claims
- Letrozole77 claims
- Ibrance22 claims
- Exemestane19 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $42.95
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genmab U.S., Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- The Curators OF The University OF MissouriColumbia, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Puja Nistala among 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri
Puja Nistala, M.D. is one of 2,604 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 1,443 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207R00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
213 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 213 of the 6,004 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Puja Nistala, M.D.'s NPI number?
Puja Nistala, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205947835, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Puja Nistala, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO, 65212. Phone: (573) 884-2375. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Puja Nistala, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2009000184, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Puja Nistala, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Puja Nistala, M.D. had 370 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Puja Nistala, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.