Dr. Sailaja Puttagunta, MD

Dr. Puttagunta practices at MGB Salem Hospital in Salem, Massachusetts.

Dr. Puttagunta's NPI, 1306969282, was assigned on April 7, 2007. Dr. Puttagunta holds Connecticut license 036200.

Dr. Puttagunta's primary practice is MGB Salem Hospital, at 81 Highland Ave, Salem, MA 01970 in Essex County. The practice phone is (978) 354-4550.

Dr. Puttagunta's primary practice is MGB Salem Hospital in Salem, Massachusetts. Dr. Puttagunta is also affiliated with Salem Hospital. The medical group on file is Mass General Brigham (formerly North Shore Physicians Group).

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

Infectious disease is Dr. Puttagunta's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Puttagunta is licensed in Connecticut.

CMS data shows 30 Medicare services from Dr. Puttagunta across 2 procedure codes in 2023, for 17 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,554 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 17 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Puttagunta in 2024. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 3.68, 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. Puttagunta's median patient age at 71, with 60% women.

In 2018, Dr. Puttagunta wrote 24 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 2 drugs, with $1,294 in total drug cost. In 2017, CMS named 51 claims across 4 drugs.

Dr. Puttagunta accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 33 papers to Dr. Puttagunta, published from 2012 to 2025. 2015 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Anti-Bacterial Agents, Teicoplanin and Urinary Tract Infections. Dr. Puttagunta has published most often in Antimicrob Agents Chemother. Dr. Puttagunta's most frequent co-authors are Steven I. Aronin, MD, Urania Rappo, MD and Helen W. Boucher, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Puttagunta from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2017. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. ViiV Healthcare Company paid the most, $46.