Thanuja Kumari Puchakayala, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · High Point, NC
Thanuja Kumari Puchakayala, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in High Point, North Carolina, and NPI 1740367259, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200601664, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thanuja Kumari Puchakayala
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 200601664 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 N Elm St, High Point, NC 27262
- Phone
- (336) 878-6419
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Fax
- (336) 878-6420
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070406000168); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thanuja Kumari Puchakayala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200601664Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
92 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril16 claims
- Vancomycin Hcl11 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
- Cumberland County Hospital System IncDunn, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thanuja Kumari Puchakayala among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Thanuja Kumari Puchakayala, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
60 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in High Point
They are 60 of the 2,045 NPPES records with a practice address in High Point, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Thanuja Kumari Puchakayala, MD's NPI number?
Thanuja Kumari Puchakayala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740367259, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thanuja Kumari Puchakayala, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 N Elm St, High Point, NC, 27262. Phone: (336) 878-6419. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thanuja Kumari Puchakayala, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200601664, 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 Thanuja Kumari Puchakayala, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thanuja Kumari Puchakayala, MD had 92 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.