Venkata Puneet Ponakala, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Denville, NJ
Venkata Puneet Ponakala, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Denville, New Jersey, and NPI 1982270872, issued on Jun 1, 2021. Check the license on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Venkata Puneet Ponakala
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 72046 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 25 Pocono RD, Denville, NJ 07834
- Phone
- (973) 625-6000
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2021
- Record last updated
- Feb 12, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241210003859); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Venkata Puneet Ponakala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
42 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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
- Hospital Medicine Services OF TN LLCNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Venkata Puneet Ponakala among 644 hospitalist physician records in New Jersey
Venkata Puneet Ponakala, MD is one of 644 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 80% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2013 among the 565 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 208M00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 644 hospitalist physician records in New Jersey.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kristina TooheyDenville, NJ 078341003392929
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- Ali Syed, MDHackettstown, NJ 078401821059239
- Ali TarhiniHackettstown, NJ 078401053898478
- Donald Wilkinson, DOHackettstown, NJ 078401326660291
- Maria Bernadette Yballe, MDHackettstown, NJ 078401730501206
- Devina Adalja, MDNewton, NJ 078601083296735
- Syed Ahmad, MDNewton, NJ 078601366071177
Common questions
What is Venkata Puneet Ponakala, MD's NPI number?
Venkata Puneet Ponakala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982270872, issued on Jun 1, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Venkata Puneet Ponakala, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25 Pocono RD, Denville, NJ, 07834. Phone: (973) 625-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Venkata Puneet Ponakala, MD's license?
Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Venkata Puneet Ponakala, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Venkata Puneet Ponakala, MD had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.