Puneet Opal, MD, PHD
Neurology Physician · Chicago, IL
Puneet Opal, MD, PHD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1316055023, issued on Aug 25, 2006. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Puneet Opal
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- Practice location
- 680 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone
- (312) 695-9797
- Enumerated
- Aug 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (312) 503-0872
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040701001241); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Puneet Opal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
336 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa68 claims
- Gabapentin38 claims
- Baclofen32 claims
- Amantadine26 claims
- Primidone22 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa Er15 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
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Puneet Opal among 952 neurology physician records in Illinois
Puneet Opal, MD, PHD is one of 952 neurology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 79% 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, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Puneet Opal, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Puneet Opal, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316055023, issued on Aug 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Puneet Opal, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 680 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 695-9797. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Puneet Opal, MD, PHD's license?
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 Puneet Opal, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Puneet Opal, MD, PHD had 336 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Puneet Opal, MD, PHD'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.