NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Viren Premnath Punja, M.D.

Trauma Surgery Physician · Omaha, NE

Viren Premnath Punja, M.D. is a trauma surgery physician with a practice address in Omaha, Nebraska, and NPI 1144540295, issued on Jun 10, 2010. Check the license (Nebraska 31555, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144540295
Name
Viren Premnath Punja
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Trauma Surgery Physician 2086S0127X
License numbers
31555 NE
MT196177 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7710 Mercy RD Ste 2000, Omaha, NE 68124
Phone
(402) 717-4900
Enumerated
Jun 10, 2010
Record last updated
May 14, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(402) 717-6064
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190313002126); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7710 Mercy RD Ste 2000

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Omar Akbik, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1811330285
  2. Ahmed Al-Chalabi, MBCHBGastroenterology Physician1801286711
  3. Genevieve Allou, APRNNurse Practitioner1942836960
  4. John Aucar, M.D.Trauma Surgery Physician1033141965
  5. Jessica Batenhorst, PA-CPhysician Assistant1285397075
  6. Kyle Cassling, M.D.Surgery Physician1831543669

Verify Viren Premnath Punja in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $574.72

22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 762 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,324.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Viren Premnath Punja$574.72
  2. Specialty average$2,324.59

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

  1. Alegent Creighton ClinicOmaha, NE

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Trauma Surgery Physician providers in Nebraska

There are 7 trauma surgery physician records in Nebraska.

The 6 trauma surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Aucar, M.D.Omaha, NE 681241033141965
  2. David Cornell, M.D.Omaha, NE 681241962456871
  3. Neil Patel, MDOmaha, NE 681241568857332
  4. Mikayla Reeves, PA-COmaha, NE 681311417819715
  5. Alexis Linderman, ACNPC-AG, DNPOmaha, NE 681981467332718
  6. Reginald Burton, M.D.Lincoln, NE 685021134161508

Common questions

What is Viren Premnath Punja, M.D.'s NPI number?

Viren Premnath Punja, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144540295, issued on Jun 10, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Viren Premnath Punja, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7710 Mercy RD Ste 2000, Omaha, NE, 68124. Phone: (402) 717-4900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Viren Premnath Punja, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Nebraska license number 31555, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.