Steven Robert Punzell, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Asheville, NC
Steven Robert Punzell, M.D. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1437505203, issued on May 10, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 218123, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven Robert Punzell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License numbers
- 218123 NC
LT24453 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3 Walden Ridge Dr Ste 100, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 350-9310
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2026
- Fax
- (828) 350-9311
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210524001749); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3 Walden Ridge Dr Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Steven Robert Punzell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 218123Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
1,247 Medicare Part D claims for 322 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 587 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin196 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl129 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen128 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen79 claims
- Pregabalin79 claims
- Tramadol Hcl68 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $389.32
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nevro Corp. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 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
- Blue Ridge Pain Management And Palliative Care PAAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven Robert Punzell among 423 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in North Carolina
Steven Robert Punzell, M.D. is one of 423 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 65% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2007 among the 245 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 423 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in North Carolina.
All 423 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationwide →
The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Chelsea Archbold, PT, DPTAsheville, NC 288031285355065
- David Brough, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031427215920
- Havely Carsky, DPTAsheville, NC 288031790268274
- Bradley Davis, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031508039496
- Joy De Guzman, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031841466422
- Edgardo Diez, MDAsheville, NC 288031194823526
- Loren Favale, DPTAsheville, NC 288031518603240
- Edward Gosfield, MDAsheville, NC 288031730224163
Common questions
What is Steven Robert Punzell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Steven Robert Punzell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437505203, issued on May 10, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven Robert Punzell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3 Walden Ridge Dr Ste 100, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 350-9310. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven Robert Punzell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 218123, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Steven Robert Punzell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven Robert Punzell, M.D. had 1,247 Medicare Part D claims for 322 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven Robert Punzell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.