Dr. Joan Frances Puglia, MD

  • Mendon, MA
  • Neurologist
NPI1275571713PAC ID0345207759
Medicare services, 2024
558
Medicare patients, 2024
416
Part D claims, 2024
2,793
MIPS score, 2024
100
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
55 North Ave, Mendon, MA 01756
Practice phone
Call (508) 334-1000
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Primary practice

Umass Memorial Medical Center

Mendon, Massachusetts

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Dr. Joan Frances Puglia is a neurologist in Mendon, Massachusetts

Dr. Puglia practices at Umass Memorial Medical Center in Mendon, Massachusetts.

Dr. Puglia's NPI, 1275571713, was assigned on June 4, 2006. Dr. Puglia graduated from Albany Medical College of Union University in 1985. Dr. Puglia holds Massachusetts license 257532.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0345207759
NPI enumeration date
June 4, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(508) 334-1000
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
67
Medical school graduation
1985

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Joan Frances Puglia practices at Umass Memorial Medical Center in Mendon, Massachusetts

Dr. Puglia's primary practice is Umass Memorial Medical Center, at 55 North Ave, Mendon, MA 01756 in Worcester County. The practice phone is (508) 334-1000.

  • Umass Memorial Medical Center
    55 North Ave, Mendon, MA 01756 · Worcester CountyPhone(508) 334-1000

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Joan Frances Puglia is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Puglia's primary practice is Umass Memorial Medical Center in Mendon, Massachusetts. Dr. Puglia is also affiliated with UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus. The medical group on file is UMass Memorial Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Puglia to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joan Frances Puglia's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Puglia practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Umass Memorial Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Joan Frances Puglia is one of 806 neurologists in Massachusetts

Neurology is Dr. Puglia's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dmand AI has Dr. Puglia's licenses on file in 2 states: Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurology, MassachusettsPrimaryLicense 257532 · taxonomy 2084N0400X
  • Connecticut licenseLicense 030620

Neurologists near Dr. Puglia

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Dr. Joan Frances Puglia billed Medicare for 558 services in 2024

CMS data shows 558 Medicare services from Dr. Puglia across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 416 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $54,252 for them.

Medicare services, 2024558
Medicare patients416
Paid by Medicare$54,252
Procedure codes11

Dr. Puglia's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4442024: 4665%
Other services
2023: 02024: 50
Tests and treatments
2023: 422024: 42No change

Where Dr. Puglia's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office44780%
  • In a facility11120%

Dr. Puglia compared with the Massachusetts median for neurologists, 2024

  • Dr. Puglia
  • Massachusetts median
Medicare services
558vs 31478% above
Medicare patients
416vs 1782.3 times
Part D claims
2,560vs 2709.5 times

Medians across 741 neurologists in Massachusetts with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Puglia's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Joan Frances Puglia treated 416 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 416 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Puglia in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 129 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 41% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.68, 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. Puglia's median patient age at 68, with 53% women.

Medicare patients, 2024416
Average age72
Average risk score1.68
Also on Medicaid41%

Dr. Puglia's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Puglia's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women24158%
  • Men17542%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Puglia's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis50%
  4. Mood disorders44%
  5. Anxiety41%
  6. Depression40%
  7. Diabetes34%
  8. Chronic kidney disease33%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Puglia's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 68

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women53%
  • Men47%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Joan Frances Puglia wrote 2,793 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Puglia wrote 2,793 Medicare Part D claims for 386 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,560 of them, across 50 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $376,943 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,566 claims across 50 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,793
Drugs named by CMS50
Total drug cost$376,943
Part D patients386

Dr. Puglia's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic2,625 claims94%
  • Brand-name156 claims6%
  • Other12 claims0%

Dr. Puglia'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. Puglia's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids0%12 of 2,793 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over2%51 of 2,793 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: 2,5662024: 2,560No change

Drugs named by CMS: 50 in 2024, 50 in 2023.

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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. Joan Frances Puglia scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Puglia for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Puglia accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Puglia's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 100of 100Final score
  • 83of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

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. Joan Frances Puglia received $20 in industry payments in 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Puglia from 1 drug or device company in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $20.

Companies that paid Dr. Puglia the most, 2025 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Joan Frances Puglia graduated from Albany Medical College of Union University

Dr. Puglia graduated from Albany Medical College of Union University in 1985.

  1. Medical schoolAlbany Medical College of Union University

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Joan Frances Puglia's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Joan Frances Puglia's NPI number?

Dr. Joan Frances Puglia's NPI number is 1275571713. It was assigned on June 4, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Joan Frances Puglia?

Dr. Joan Frances Puglia is a neurologist in Mendon, Massachusetts. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).

Where does Dr. Joan Frances Puglia practice?

Dr. Puglia practices at 55 North Ave, Mendon, MA 01756. Dr. Puglia's primary practice is Umass Memorial Medical Center in Mendon, Massachusetts. Dmand AI also links Dr. Puglia to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Joan Frances Puglia's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Puglia is (508) 334-1000.

What is Dr. Joan Frances Puglia's medical license number?

Dr. Puglia holds Massachusetts license 257532, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Joan Frances Puglia been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Puglia in Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Which hospitals is Dr. Joan Frances Puglia affiliated with?

Dr. Puglia is affiliated with UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus. Dmand AI links Dr. Puglia to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Joan Frances Puglia part of?

Dr. Puglia is linked to UMass Memorial Medical Group.

Does Dr. Joan Frances Puglia accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Puglia billed Medicare for 558 services in 2024, and Dr. Puglia accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Joan Frances Puglia's MIPS score?

Dr. Puglia's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joan Frances Puglia see?

CMS counts 416 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Puglia in 2024, with an average age of 72.

What services does Dr. Joan Frances Puglia bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Puglia's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99215) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. Joan Frances Puglia go to medical school?

Dr. Puglia graduated from Albany Medical College of Union University in 1985.

What drugs does Dr. Joan Frances Puglia prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Puglia's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Memantine HCl and Donepezil HCl.

Has Dr. Joan Frances Puglia received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $20 in general payments to Dr. Puglia from 1 company from 2025 to 2025. The largest total came from GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.

How long has Dr. Joan Frances Puglia been practicing?

Dr. Puglia graduated from medical school in 1985, 41 years ago.

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