Dr. Carolina Puyana, MD

Dr. Puyana practices at Arlington Dermatology SC in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.

Dr. Puyana's NPI, 1235766528, was assigned on March 25, 2020. Dr. Puyana graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 2020. Dr. Puyana holds Illinois license 036162260.

Dr. Puyana's primary practice is Arlington Dermatology SC, at 5301 Keystone Ct, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 in Cook County. The practice phone is (847) 392-5440.

Dr. Puyana's primary practice is Arlington Dermatology SC in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. The medical group on file is Arlington Dermatology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Puyana to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Puyana practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Dermatology is Dr. Puyana's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Puyana is licensed in Illinois.

CMS data shows 1,218 Medicare services from Dr. Puyana across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 335 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $131,929 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 335 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Puyana in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 146 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.14, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Puyana's median patient age at 63, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Puyana wrote 366 Medicare Part D claims for 160 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 272 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $85,219 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 159 claims across 7 drugs.

Dr. Puyana accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 32 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Puyana, more than 69% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 20 papers to Dr. Puyana, published from 2019 to 2024. 2024 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Skin Neoplasms, Melanoma and SEER Program. Dr. Puyana has published most often in Clin Dermatol. Dr. Puyana's most frequent co-authors are Maria Magdalene Tsoukas, MD, PhD, Lacey Zimmerman, MD and Neha Chandan, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 118 general payments to Dr. Puyana from 23 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $631.

Dr. Puyana graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 2020.