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Dr. John H. Pula, MD
NPI1659573053PAC ID7810067568
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,429
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 539
- Part D claims, 2024
- 312
- Publications
- 60
- Clinical trials
- 2
- Practice address
- 71 Waukegan Rd, Lake Bluff, IL 60044
- Professional email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Northshore Medical Group - HOPD
Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Lake Bluff, Illinois
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Dr. John H. Pula is a neurologist in Lake Bluff, Illinois
Dr. Pula practices at Northshore Medical Group - HOPD in Lake Bluff, Illinois.
Dr. Pula's NPI, 1659573053, was assigned on June 5, 2007. Dr. Pula graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 2003. Dr. Pula holds Illinois license 125045648.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1659573053NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7810067568
- NPI enumeration date
- June 5, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 49
- Medical school graduation
- 2003
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. John H. Pula practices at Northshore Medical Group - HOPD in Lake Bluff, Illinois
Dr. Pula's primary practice is Northshore Medical Group - HOPD, at 71 Waukegan Rd, Lake Bluff, IL 60044.
- Northshore Medical Group - HOPD71 Waukegan Rd, Lake Bluff, IL 60044
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. John H. Pula is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Pula's primary practice is Northshore Medical Group - HOPD in Lake Bluff, Illinois. Dr. Pula is also affiliated with Evanston Hospital. The medical group on file is Endeavor Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pula to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account. Dr. Pula's employer is on file too: a hospital.
Northshore Medical Group - HOPDPrimary
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John H. Pula's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pula practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Northshore Medical Group - HOPD | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. John H. Pula is one of 822 neurologists in Illinois
Neurology is Dr. Pula's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Pula is licensed in Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurology, IllinoisPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. John H. Pula billed Medicare for 1,429 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,429 Medicare services from Dr. Pula across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 539 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $69,251 for them.
Medicare services, 20241,429
Medicare patients539
Paid by Medicare$69,251
Procedure codes14
Dr. Pula's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7412024: 6769%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 4232024: 4103%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 343
Where Dr. Pula's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office373%
- In a facility1,39297%
Dr. Pula compared with the Illinois median for neurologists, 2024
- Dr. Pula
- Illinois median
- Medicare services
- 1,429vs 4013.6 times
- Medicare patients
- 539vs 2252.4 times
- Part D claims
- 231vs 31827% below
Medians across 747 neurologists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Pula'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. John H. Pula treated 539 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 539 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pula in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 225 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.31, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Pula's median patient age at 68, with 62% women.
Medicare patients, 2024539
Average age75
Average risk score1.31
Also on Medicaid11%
Dr. Pula's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Pula's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women31558%
- Men22442%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Pula's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure73%
- Arthritis53%
- Mood disorders29%
- Anxiety28%
- Ischemic heart disease28%
- Diabetes27%
- Stroke or TIA26%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Pula's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women62%
- Men38%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John H. Pula wrote 312 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Pula wrote 312 Medicare Part D claims for 56 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 231 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,000 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 151 claims across 5 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024312
Drugs named by CMS7
Total drug cost$5,000
Part D patients56
Dr. Pula's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic309 claims99%
- Brand-name and other3 claims1%
Dr. Pula'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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1512024: 23153%
Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 5 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. John H. Pula scored 85 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Pula for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Pula accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Pula as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Pula's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 85of 100Final score
- 75.9of 100Quality
- 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 75of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
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. John H. Pula has 60 publications on record
Dmand AI links 60 papers to Dr. Pula, published from 2011 to 2022. 2012 was the busiest year, with 12. The most frequent topics are Multiple Sclerosis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Disability Evaluation. Dr. Pula has published most often in J Neurol Sci. Dr. Pula's most frequent co-authors are Jorge C. Kattah, Diego Cadavid, MD and Carlen Amy Yuen, MD.
Papers60
Years published2011 to 2022
Dr. Pula's papers by year, 2011 to 2022
Topics Dr. Pula writes about most
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Disability Evaluation
- Walking
- Gait
- Stroke
- Exercise Test
- Gait Disorders, Neurologic
Dr. Pula's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Pula
Fixation, OcularVestibular DiseasesVision, Ocular
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. John H. Pula has worked on 2 clinical trials
Dmand AI links Dr. Pula to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic and Optic Nerve Diseases.
Clinical trials with Dr. Pula by phase
- NonePhase 1: no trials
- 1Phase 2: 1 trial
- 1Phase 2/3: 1 trial
- NonePhase 3: no trials
- NonePhase 4: no trials
Conditions in Dr. Pula's trials
- Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic
- Optic Nerve Diseases
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Pula
- Rudrani Banik, MD2 shared trials
- Robert L. Lesser, MD2 shared trials
- Steven A. Newman, MD2 shared trials
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Pula
A Double-Masked Clinical Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of RPh201 Treatment in Participants With Previous NAION (opens in a new tab)
TerminatedPhase 2
Optic Neuropathy, IschemicOptic Nerve DiseasesRPh201 Cohort ARPh201 Cohort B
Phase 2/3, Randomized, Double-Masked, Sham-Controlled Trial of QPI-1007 in Subjects With Acute Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) (opens in a new tab)
TerminatedPhase 2/3
Optic Neuropathy, IschemicOptic Nerve DiseasesQPI-1007 Injection - 1.5 mgQPI-1007 Injection - 3.0 mg
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. John H. Pula received $3,393 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 27 general payments to Dr. Pula from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Honoraria make up the largest share, 58% of the total. Horizon Pharma plc paid the most, $2,332.
General payments to Dr. Pula by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Pula by kind, 2016 to 2025
$3.4Kin total
- Honoraria$1,96058%
- Food and beverage$1,43342%
Companies that paid Dr. Pula the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. John H. Pula graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb)
Dr. Pula graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 2003.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. John H. Pula'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 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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (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 |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. John H. Pula's NPI number?
Dr. John H. Pula's NPI number is 1659573053. It was assigned on June 5, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. John H. Pula?
Dr. John H. Pula is a neurologist in Lake Bluff, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).
Where does Dr. John H. Pula practice?
Dr. Pula practices at 71 Waukegan Rd, Lake Bluff, IL 60044. Dr. Pula's primary practice is Northshore Medical Group - HOPD in Lake Bluff, Illinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pula to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. John H. Pula's medical license number?
Dr. Pula holds Illinois license 125045648.
Which hospitals is Dr. John H. Pula affiliated with?
Dr. Pula is affiliated with Evanston Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Pula to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. John H. Pula part of?
Dr. Pula is linked to Endeavor Health Medical Group.
Does Dr. John H. Pula accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Pula billed Medicare for 1,429 services in 2024, and Dr. Pula accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. John H. Pula offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Pula as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. John H. Pula's MIPS score?
Dr. Pula's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 85 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. John H. Pula see?
CMS counts 539 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pula in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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What services does Dr. John H. Pula bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Pula's most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G2211), office visit, established patient (99214) and eye exam or test (92060).
Where did Dr. John H. Pula go to medical school?
Dr. Pula graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 2003.
What drugs does Dr. John H. Pula prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Pula's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisone, Pyridostigmine Bromide and Mycophenolate Mofetil.
Has Dr. John H. Pula received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,393 in general payments to Dr. Pula from 18 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Horizon Pharma plc.
How long has Dr. John H. Pula been practicing?
Dr. Pula graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.
Does Dr. John H. Pula do research?
Dmand AI links 60 publications to Dr. Pula, published from 2011 to 2022. Dr. Pula has worked on 2 clinical trials.
Who does Dr. John H. Pula publish with?
Dr. Pula's most frequent co-authors are Jorge C. Kattah (23 shared papers), Diego Cadavid, MD (4 shared papers) and Carlen Amy Yuen, MD (4 shared papers).
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