Richard William Puls, M.D
Family Medicine Physician · Aurora, IL
Richard William Puls, M.D is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Aurora, Illinois, and NPI 1407818230, issued on Apr 5, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036098970, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard William Puls
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 036098970 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2285 Sequoia Dr, Aurora, IL 60506
- Phone
- (630) 859-7274
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 036098970 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071105000053); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard William Puls 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 036098970Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,045 Medicare Part D claims for 742 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefuroxime194 claims
- Prednisone147 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate62 claims
- Cephalexin56 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim55 claims
- Nabumetone47 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
- Advocate Health And Hospitals CorporationAurora, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard William Puls among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois
Richard William Puls, M.D is one of 6,215 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 3,714 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
119 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Aurora
They are 119 of the 3,342 NPPES records with a practice address in Aurora, and 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Richard William Puls, M.D's NPI number?
Richard William Puls, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407818230, issued on Apr 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard William Puls, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2285 Sequoia Dr, Aurora, IL, 60506. Phone: (630) 859-7274. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard William Puls, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036098970, 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 Richard William Puls, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard William Puls, M.D had 1,045 Medicare Part D claims for 742 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.