Michelle Punzal

  • Bethesda, MD
  • Internist
NPI1558821710PAC ID0941686349
Medicare services, 2024
614
Medicare patients, 2024
215
Part D claims, 2024
103
Publications
1
MIPS score, 2024
87
Practice address
8600 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
Practice phone
Call (301) 896-2576
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Primary practice

Suburban Hospital

Hospital · Bethesda, Maryland

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Michelle Punzal is an internist in Bethesda, Maryland

Michelle Punzal practices at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, part of Johns Hopkins Health System.

Michelle Punzal's NPI, 1558821710, was assigned on March 23, 2019. Michelle Punzal graduated from University of Kentucky College of Medicine in 2019. Michelle Punzal holds Maryland license D0094746.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0941686349
NPI enumeration date
March 23, 2019
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(301) 896-2576
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
33
Medical school graduation
2019

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

Michelle Punzal practices at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland

Michelle Punzal's primary practice is Suburban Hospital, at 8600 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814 in Montgomery County. The practice phone is (301) 896-2576.

  • Suburban Hospital
    8600 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814 · Montgomery CountyPhone(301) 896-2576

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Michelle Punzal is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group

Michelle Punzal's primary practice is Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, part of Johns Hopkins Health System. The medical group on file is Johns Hopkins Community Physicians.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Michelle Punzal's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Suburban HospitalAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Michelle Punzal is one of 3,320 internists in Maryland

Internal medicine is Michelle Punzal's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Michelle Punzal is licensed in Maryland.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, MarylandPrimaryLicense D0094746 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Internists near Michelle Punzal

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Michelle Punzal billed Medicare for 614 services in 2024

CMS data shows 614 Medicare services from Michelle Punzal across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 215 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $59,816 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024614
Medicare patients215
Paid by Medicare$59,816
Procedure codes6

Michelle Punzal's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7272024: 61416%

Michelle Punzal compared with the Maryland median for internists, 2024

  • Michelle Punzal
  • Maryland median
Medicare services
614vs 6566% below
Medicare patients
215vs 25114% below
Part D claims
25vs 30992% below

Medians across 3,215 internists in Maryland with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Michelle Punzal'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

Michelle Punzal treated 215 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 82

CMS counts 215 Medicare patients who saw Michelle Punzal in 2024. The largest group is 85 and over, with 89 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.23, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Michelle Punzal's median patient age at 80, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024215
Average age82
Average risk score2.23
Also on Medicaid17%

Michelle Punzal's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Michelle Punzal's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women10750%
  • Men10850%

Chronic conditions among Michelle Punzal's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis61%
  4. Ischemic heart disease56%
  5. Chronic kidney disease54%
  6. Heart failure50%
  7. Mood disorders46%
  8. Atrial fibrillation45%

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

Michelle Punzal's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 80

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men46%

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

Michelle Punzal wrote 103 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Michelle Punzal wrote 103 Medicare Part D claims for 43 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 25 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $324 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 15 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 2024103
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$324
Part D patients43

Michelle Punzal's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic94 claims91%
  • Brand-name and other9 claims9%

Michelle Punzal'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 Michelle Punzal's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics17%17 of 103 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: 152024: 2567%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 1 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

Michelle Punzal scored 87 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Michelle Punzal for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Michelle Punzal accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Michelle Punzal's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 87of 100Final score
  • 80.5of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 77of 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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Michelle Punzal has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Michelle Punzal.

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Michelle Punzal graduated from University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Michelle Punzal graduated from University of Kentucky College of Medicine in 2019.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Michelle Punzal'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
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 Michelle Punzal's NPI number?

Michelle Punzal's NPI number is 1558821710. It was assigned on March 23, 2019, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Michelle Punzal specialize in?

Michelle Punzal is an internist in Bethesda, Maryland. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Michelle Punzal practice?

Michelle Punzal practices at 8600 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814. Michelle Punzal's primary practice is Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, part of Johns Hopkins Health System.

What is Michelle Punzal's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Michelle Punzal is (301) 896-2576.

What is Michelle Punzal's medical license number?

Michelle Punzal holds Maryland license D0094746.

Which hospitals is Michelle Punzal affiliated with?

Michelle Punzal practices at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland.

What medical group is Michelle Punzal part of?

Michelle Punzal is linked to Johns Hopkins Community Physicians.

Does Michelle Punzal accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Michelle Punzal billed Medicare for 614 services in 2024, and Michelle Punzal accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Michelle Punzal's MIPS score?

Michelle Punzal's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 87 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Michelle Punzal see?

CMS counts 215 Medicare patients who saw Michelle Punzal in 2024, with an average age of 82.

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What services does Michelle Punzal bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Michelle Punzal's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99239).

Where did Michelle Punzal go to medical school?

Michelle Punzal graduated from University of Kentucky College of Medicine in 2019.

What drugs does Michelle Punzal prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Michelle Punzal's most prescribed drugs by claims were Carvedilol and Metoprolol Tartrate.

How long has Michelle Punzal been practicing?

Michelle Punzal graduated from medical school in 2019, 7 years ago.

Does Michelle Punzal do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Michelle Punzal.

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