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Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu, MD
NPI1447443486PAC ID0648649368
- Medicare services, 2023
- 22
- Part D claims, 2024
- 403
- Publications
- 5
- Industry payments
- $4,428
- Affiliated sites
- 1
- Practice address
- 3601 S 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85723
- Practice phone
- Call (702) 341-3152
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System
Tucson, Arizona
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Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu is a pulmonologist in Tucson, Arizona
Dr. Puthalapattu practices at Southern Arizona VA Health Care System in Tucson, Arizona.
Dr. Puthalapattu's NPI, 1447443486, was assigned on August 23, 2007. Dr. Puthalapattu holds Arizona license 55387.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1447443486NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0648649368
- NPI enumeration date
- August 23, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (702) 341-3152
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 46
- Medical school graduation
- 2006
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu practices at Southern Arizona VA Health Care System in Tucson, Arizona
Dr. Puthalapattu's primary practice is Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, at 3601 S 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85723 in Pima County. The practice phone is (702) 341-3152.
- Southern Arizona VA Health Care System3601 S 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85723 · Pima CountyPhone(702) 341-3152
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Puthalapattu's primary practice is Southern Arizona VA Health Care System in Tucson, Arizona. The medical group on file is El Rio Community Health Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Puthalapattu to 1 more community health center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Southern Arizona VA Health Care SystemPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Puthalapattu practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Southern Arizona VA Health Care System | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu is one of 255 pulmonologists in Arizona
Pulmonary disease is Dr. Puthalapattu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dmand AI has Dr. Puthalapattu's licenses on file in 2 states: Arizona and Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Pulmonary disease, ArizonaPrimary
- Critical care medicine (internal medicine), Texas
Pulmonologists near Dr. Puthalapattu
Counts of pulmonologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu billed Medicare for 22 services in 2023
CMS data shows 22 Medicare services from Dr. Puthalapattu across 1 procedure code in 2023. Medicare paid $3,600 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 202322
Paid by Medicare$3,600
Procedure codes1
Dr. Puthalapattu compared with the Arizona median for pulmonologists, 2023
- Dr. Puthalapattu
- Arizona median
- Medicare services
- 22vs 77997% below
- Part D claims
- 288vs 37824% below
Medians across 246 pulmonologists in Arizona with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Puthalapattu's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu's patients have a median age of 67
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Puthalapattu's median patient age at 67, with 53% women.
Dr. Puthalapattu's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women53%
- Men46%
Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data
Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu wrote 403 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Puthalapattu wrote 403 Medicare Part D claims for 70 patients. 41% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 288 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $219,461 in total drug cost.
Part D claims, 2024403
Drugs named by CMS12
Total drug cost$219,461
Part D patients70
Dr. Puthalapattu's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic167 claims41%
- Brand-name236 claims59%
Dr. Puthalapattu's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Puthalapattu's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics7%30 of 403 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu takes part in Medicare
Dr. Puthalapattu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu has 5 publications on record
Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Puthalapattu in 2020. Dr. Puthalapattu's most frequent co-authors are Madhav Chopra, Octavian Cosmin Ioachimescu, MD and Rabih Ibrahim Bechara, MD.
Papers5
Dr. Puthalapattu's most frequent co-authors
- Madhav Chopra2 shared papers
- Octavian Cosmin Ioachimescu, MD2 shared papers
- Rabih Ibrahim Bechara, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Puthalapattu
J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol
Airway ObstructionDyspneaNeoplasms, Complex and Mixed
J Investig Med
AsthmaGastroesophageal RefluxObesity
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
Bone CementsContinuous Positive Airway PressurePolymethyl Methacrylate
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu received $4,428 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Puthalapattu from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Education make up the largest share, 90% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $4,240.
General payments to Dr. Puthalapattu by program year, 2016 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Puthalapattu by kind, 2016 to 2024
$4.4Kin total
- Education$4,00090%
- Travel and lodging$2405%
- Food and beverage$1884%
Companies that paid Dr. Puthalapattu the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel Data |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu's NPI number?
Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu's NPI number is 1447443486. It was assigned on August 23, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu?
Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu is a pulmonologist in Tucson, Arizona. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pulmonary Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RP1001X).
Where does Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu practice?
Dr. Puthalapattu practices at 3601 S 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85723. Dr. Puthalapattu's primary practice is Southern Arizona VA Health Care System in Tucson, Arizona. Dmand AI also links Dr. Puthalapattu to 1 community health center and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Puthalapattu is (702) 341-3152.
What is Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu's medical license number?
Dr. Puthalapattu holds Arizona license 55387, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Puthalapattu in Arizona and Texas.
What medical group is Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu part of?
Dr. Puthalapattu is linked to El Rio Community Health Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Puthalapattu to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Puthalapattu billed Medicare for 22 services in 2023, and Dr. Puthalapattu accepts Medicare assignment.
What services does Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu bill to Medicare?
In 2023, Dr. Puthalapattu's most billed Medicare services were critical care (99291).
What drugs does Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Puthalapattu's most prescribed drugs by claims were Albuterol Sulfate Hfa, Stiolto Respimat and Spiriva Respimat.
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Has Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,428 in general payments to Dr. Puthalapattu from 7 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu been practicing?
Dr. Puthalapattu graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.
Does Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu do research?
Dmand AI links 5 publications to Dr. Puthalapattu.
Who does Dr. Swathy Puthalapattu publish with?
Dr. Puthalapattu's most frequent co-authors are Madhav Chopra (2 shared papers), Octavian Cosmin Ioachimescu, MD (2 shared papers) and Rabih Ibrahim Bechara, MD (1 shared paper).
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