Dr. Neelima Puppala, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 132
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 89
- Part D claims, 2024
- 49
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $242
- Practice address
- 350 Hospital Drive, Macon, GA 31217
- Practice phone
- Call (478) 765-7000
- 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. Neelima Puppala is an internist in Macon, Georgia
Dr. Puppala practices at Piedmont Macon Medical Center in Macon, Georgia, part of Piedmont Healthcare.
Dr. Puppala's NPI, 1558352062, was assigned on November 3, 2005. Dr. Puppala holds Georgia license 056869.
- NPI
- 1558352062NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9830116573
- NPI enumeration date
- November 3, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (478) 765-7000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 55
- Medical school graduation
- 1997
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Neelima Puppala practices at Piedmont Macon Medical Center in Macon, Georgia
Dr. Puppala's primary practice is Piedmont Macon Medical Center, at 350 Hospital Drive, Macon, GA 31217 in Bibb County. The practice phone is (478) 765-7000.
- Piedmont Macon Medical Center350 Hospital Drive, Macon, GA 31217 · Bibb CountyPhone(478) 765-7000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Neelima Puppala is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Puppala's primary practice is Piedmont Macon Medical Center in Macon, Georgia, part of Piedmont Healthcare. The medical group on file is Sound Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Puppala to 1 more hospital and 2 medical groups, 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. Neelima Puppala's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Puppala practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Piedmont Macon Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Neelima Puppala is one of 3,575 internists in Georgia
Internal medicine is Dr. Puppala's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Puppala is licensed in Georgia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, GeorgiaPrimary
Internists near Dr. Puppala
Counts of internists 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. Neelima Puppala billed Medicare for 132 services in 2024
CMS data shows 132 Medicare services from Dr. Puppala across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 89 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $8,391 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Puppala's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1652024: 13220%
Dr. Puppala compared with the Georgia median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Puppala
- Georgia median
- Medicare services
- 132vs 53675% below
- Medicare patients
- 89vs 19454% below
- Part D claims
- 14vs 33996% below
Medians across 3,344 internists in Georgia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Puppala'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. Neelima Puppala treated 89 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 89 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Puppala in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 28 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.93, 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. Puppala's median patient age at 66, with 44% women.
Dr. Puppala's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Puppala's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4854%
- Men4146%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Puppala's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Chronic kidney disease58%
- Diabetes58%
- Arthritis52%
- Heart failure52%
- Ischemic heart disease48%
- Mood disorders43%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Puppala's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women44%
- Men56%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Neelima Puppala wrote 49 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Puppala wrote 49 Medicare Part D claims for 25 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 14 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $151 in total drug cost. In 2017, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Puppala's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic42 claims86%
- Brand-name and other7 claims14%
Dr. Puppala's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2019
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. Puppala's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics24%12 of 49 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, 2017 to 2019
- 2017
- 2019
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2017: 112019: 1427%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2019, 1 in 2017.
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. Neelima Puppala takes part in Medicare
Dr. Puppala 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. Neelima Puppala received $242 in industry payments from 2016 to 2020
CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Puppala from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2020. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 91% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $124.
General payments to Dr. Puppala by program year, 2016 to 2020
General payments to Dr. Puppala by kind, 2016 to 2020
- Food and beverage$22091%
- Entertainment$229%
Companies that paid Dr. Puppala the most, 2016 to 2020
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Neelima Puppala'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) |
| 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. Neelima Puppala's NPI number?
Dr. Neelima Puppala's NPI number is 1558352062. It was assigned on November 3, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Neelima Puppala?
Dr. Neelima Puppala is an internist in Macon, Georgia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Neelima Puppala practice?
Dr. Puppala practices at 350 Hospital Drive, Macon, GA 31217. Dr. Puppala's primary practice is Piedmont Macon Medical Center in Macon, Georgia, part of Piedmont Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Puppala to 1 hospital and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Neelima Puppala's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Puppala is (478) 765-7000.
What is Dr. Neelima Puppala's medical license number?
Dr. Puppala holds Georgia license 056869.
Which hospitals is Dr. Neelima Puppala affiliated with?
Dr. Puppala practices at Piedmont Macon Medical Center in Macon, Georgia. Dmand AI links Dr. Puppala to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Neelima Puppala part of?
Dr. Puppala is linked to Sound Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Puppala to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Neelima Puppala accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Puppala billed Medicare for 132 services in 2024, and Dr. Puppala accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Neelima Puppala see?
CMS counts 89 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Puppala in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Neelima Puppala bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Puppala's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99239).
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What drugs does Dr. Neelima Puppala prescribe most?
In 2019 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Puppala's most prescribed drugs by claims were Methylprednisolone.
Has Dr. Neelima Puppala received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $242 in general payments to Dr. Puppala from 3 companies from 2016 to 2020. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. Neelima Puppala been practicing?
Dr. Puppala graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.
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