Theodore Joseph Puls, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Pueblo, CO
Theodore Joseph Puls, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pueblo, Colorado, and NPI 1588643290, issued on Jan 11, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 23941, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Theodore Joseph Puls
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 23941 CO
29341 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1619 N Greenwood St, Pueblo, CO 81003
- Phone
- (719) 561-4336
- Enumerated
- Jan 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (719) 561-8469
- Medicaid ID
- 01293414 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040524000982); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Theodore Joseph Puls in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 23941Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,676 Medicare Part D claims for 357 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium417 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium276 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium197 claims
- Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide184 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate152 claims
- Lisinopril150 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $49.17
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Ted J Puls MD PCPueblo, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Theodore Joseph Puls among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado
Theodore Joseph Puls, M.D. is one of 3,563 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 76% 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, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2008 among the 2,077 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 58% 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 Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
104 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Pueblo
They are 104 of the 3,717 NPPES records with a practice address in Pueblo, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Theodore Joseph Puls, M.D.'s NPI number?
Theodore Joseph Puls, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588643290, issued on Jan 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Theodore Joseph Puls, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1619 N Greenwood St, Pueblo, CO, 81003. Phone: (719) 561-4336. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Theodore Joseph Puls, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 23941, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Theodore Joseph Puls, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Theodore Joseph Puls, M.D. had 4,676 Medicare Part D claims for 357 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.