Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 8,474
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 889
- Part D claims, 2024
- 649
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 1350 S Hickory St, Melbourne, FL 32901
- Practice phone
- Call (321) 434-7000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur is an infectious disease specialist in Melbourne, Florida
Dr. Puskur practices at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Florida, part of Health First.
Dr. Puskur's NPI, 1760453427, was assigned on January 31, 2006. Dr. Puskur graduated from Osmania Medical College NTR UHS in 1998. Dr. Puskur holds Florida license ME93837.
- NPI
- 1760453427NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6800811779
- NPI enumeration date
- January 31, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (321) 434-7000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 54
- Medical school graduation
- 1998
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur practices at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Florida
Dr. Puskur's primary practice is Holmes Regional Medical Center, at 1350 S Hickory St, Melbourne, FL 32901 in Brevard County. The practice phone is (321) 434-7000.
- Holmes Regional Medical Center1350 S Hickory St, Melbourne, FL 32901 · Brevard CountyPhone(321) 434-7000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Puskur's primary practice is Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Florida, part of Health First. Dr. Puskur is also affiliated with Viera Hospital. The medical group on file is Brevard Primary Care LLC. Dmand AI also links Dr. Puskur to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Puskur practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Holmes Regional Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur is one of 692 infectious disease specialists in Florida
Infectious disease is Dr. Puskur's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Puskur is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Puskur's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Kentucky.
Specialties and state licenses
- Infectious disease, FloridaPrimary
- Kentucky license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute skin infection, hiv/aids, joint or bone infection, pneumonia and UTI among the conditions Dr. Puskur treats.
Infectious disease specialists near Dr. Puskur
Counts of infectious disease specialists 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. Bhavani S. Puskur billed Medicare for 8,474 services in 2024
CMS data shows 8,474 Medicare services from Dr. Puskur across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 889 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $612,032 for them.
Dr. Puskur's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5,3262024: 8,47459%
Where Dr. Puskur's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1131%
- In a facility8,36199%
Dr. Puskur compared with the Florida median for infectious disease specialists, 2024
- Dr. Puskur
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 8,474vs 9059.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 889vs 2953.0 times
- Part D claims
- 578vs 2442.4 times
Medians across 664 infectious disease specialists in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Puskur's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
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. Bhavani S. Puskur treated 889 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 79
CMS counts 889 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Puskur in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 351 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.83, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Puskur's median patient age at 77, with 56% women.
Dr. Puskur's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Puskur's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women47954%
- Men41046%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Puskur's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis67%
- Mood disorders59%
- Chronic kidney disease54%
- Ischemic heart disease54%
- Anxiety53%
- Depression50%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Puskur's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 77
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur wrote 649 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Puskur wrote 649 Medicare Part D claims for 159 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 578 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $150,207 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 387 claims across 12 drugs.
Dr. Puskur's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic611 claims94%
- Brand-name and other38 claims6%
Dr. Puskur'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. Puskur's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics91%588 of 649 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 3872024: 57849%
Drugs named by CMS: 14 in 2024, 12 in 2023.
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
Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Puskur for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Puskur accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Puskur as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur received $1,702 in industry payments from 2016 to 2019
CMS Open Payments shows 51 general payments to Dr. Puskur from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 86% of the total. Astellas Pharma US Inc paid the most, $523.
General payments to Dr. Puskur by program year, 2016 to 2019
General payments to Dr. Puskur by kind, 2016 to 2019
- Food and beverage$1,46586%
- Education$23714%
Companies that paid Dr. Puskur the most, 2016 to 2019
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur graduated from Osmania Medical College NTR UHS
Dr. Puskur graduated from Osmania Medical College NTR UHS in 1998.
- Medical school
- Board certified in infectious disease
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur accepts plans from 7 insurance carriers
Dr. Puskur is in network with 7 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- Aetna
- CMS Medicare
- EMI Health
Plan types Dr. Puskur accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO5
- PPO4
- Medicare3
- POS3
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand 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 DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur's NPI number?
Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur's NPI number is 1760453427. It was assigned on January 31, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur?
Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur is an infectious disease specialist in Melbourne, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).
Where does Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur practice?
Dr. Puskur practices at 1350 S Hickory St, Melbourne, FL 32901. Dr. Puskur's primary practice is Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Florida, part of Health First. Dmand AI also links Dr. Puskur to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Puskur is (321) 434-7000.
What is Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur's medical license number?
Dr. Puskur holds Florida license ME93837, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Puskur in Florida (2005 to 2027) and Kentucky (2015 to 2018).
Which hospitals is Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur affiliated with?
Dr. Puskur practices at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Florida. Dr. Puskur is also affiliated with Viera Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Puskur to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur part of?
Dr. Puskur is linked to Brevard Primary Care LLC.
Does Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Puskur billed Medicare for 8,474 services in 2024, and Dr. Puskur accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Puskur as offering telehealth services.
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What is Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur's MIPS score?
Dr. Puskur's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur see?
CMS counts 889 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Puskur in 2024, with an average age of 79.
Is Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur board certified?
Yes. Dr. Puskur is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Puskur's most billed Medicare services were nursing facility care (99308), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99233).
Where did Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur go to medical school?
Dr. Puskur graduated from Osmania Medical College NTR UHS in 1998.
What drugs does Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Puskur's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ceftriaxone, Daptomycin and Ertapenem.
Has Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,702 in general payments to Dr. Puskur from 8 companies from 2016 to 2019. The largest total came from Astellas Pharma US Inc.
How long has Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur been practicing?
Dr. Puskur graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Bhavani S. Puskur accept?
Dr. Puskur is in network with 7 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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