NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rebecca E. Puher, DO

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Urbana, IL

Rebecca E. Puher, DO is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Urbana, Illinois, and NPI 1245499672, issued on Jun 2, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036138884, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245499672
Name
Rebecca E. Puher
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
License numbers
036138884 IL
OT011808 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
611 W. Park St., Urbana, IL 61801
Phone
(217) 326-4446
Enumerated
Jun 2, 2008
Record last updated
Oct 8, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150908001745); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2006
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 611 W. Park St.

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Adel Abood, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1134415391
  2. Brenda AdolphOccupational Therapist1922487529
  3. Weruche Agube, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1487000964
  4. Jarrod Almaroad, MDAnesthesiology Physician1316139199
  5. Jonathan Bailey, DMD, MDOral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.)1366476947
  6. Ronald Baker, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1437315124

Verify Rebecca E. Puher in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

247 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 117 claims were for opioids.

  1. Rebecca Puher247
  2. Specialty average741

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl25 claims
  2. Fentanyl22 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
  4. Gabapentin18 claims
  5. Hydromorphone Hcl13 claims
  6. Duloxetine Hcl12 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Carle Health Care IncorporatedUrbana, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Rebecca E. Puher among 94 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Illinois

Rebecca E. Puher, DO is one of 94 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 36% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 36% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2011 among the 64 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Illinois

There are 94 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Illinois.

The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Aref, MDUrbana, IL 618011902076128
  2. Nabila AshrafPontiac, IL 617641730676099
  3. Tayyaba Irshad, M.D.Peoria, IL 616371629035829
  4. Sushma Shivananda, MDPeoria, IL 616371285313072
  5. Sayam Uddin, MDPeoria, IL 616371740926138
  6. Patricia Deters, M.D.Peoria, IL 616151972539575
  7. Stephanie Yeager, APNRockford, IL 611141023508769
  8. Mohammed Ilyas Ahmed Khan, M.D.,Rockford, IL 611031417198011

Common questions

What is Rebecca E. Puher, DO's NPI number?

Rebecca E. Puher, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245499672, issued on Jun 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rebecca E. Puher, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 611 W. Park St., Urbana, IL, 61801. Phone: (217) 326-4446. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rebecca E. Puher, DO's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036138884, 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 Rebecca E. Puher, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rebecca E. Puher, DO had 247 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. 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.