Dr. Raghuveer Puttagunta, MD

Dr. Puttagunta practices at Driscoll Children's Hospital, Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, Texas, part of Driscoll Children's Hospital.

Dr. Puttagunta's NPI, 1427442334, was assigned on March 28, 2015. Dr. Puttagunta graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Puttagunta holds Pennsylvania license MD467124.

Dr. Puttagunta's primary practice is Driscoll Children's Hospital, Rio Grande Valley, at 2820 W Michaelangelo Drive, Edinburg, TX 78539 in Hidalgo County. The practice phone is (361) 694-5041. Dr. Puttagunta also practices at Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley, 2821 Michaelangelo Dr, Edinburg, TX 78539.

Dr. Puttagunta's primary practice is Driscoll Children's Hospital, Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, Texas, part of Driscoll Children's Hospital. Dr. Puttagunta is also affiliated with Geisinger Medical Center. The medical group on file is Children's Physician Services of South Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Puttagunta to 1 more hospital, 2 medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Puttagunta practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pediatrics is Dr. Puttagunta's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208000000X. Dr. Puttagunta is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Puttagunta's licenses on file in 2 states: Pennsylvania and Texas.

Dmand AI lists acute respiratory failure, anemia, atrial fibrillation and flutter, bile duct problems, cellulitis, circulatory problems in extremities, congestive heart failure and dementia among the conditions Dr. Puttagunta treats.

CMS data shows 60 Medicare services from Dr. Puttagunta across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 27 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $4,251 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 27 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Puttagunta in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 11 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 41% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.92, 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 10, with 46% women.

In 2024, Dr. Puttagunta wrote 27 Medicare Part D claims for 11 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $133 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 15 claims across 1 drug.

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

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Puttagunta in 2022. Dr. Puttagunta's most frequent co-authors are Hasan Bilal Ahmad, DO, MBA, Ellen King Araj, MD and Simone Arvisais-Anhalt, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 8 general payments to Dr. Puttagunta from 7 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $150.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Puttagunta, most recently Top Physicians Under 40 in 2021.

Dr. Puttagunta graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Puttagunta is a member of AAP, AAPL, ACP, AMA, AMIA and AMDIS.

Dr. Puttagunta is in network with 18 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.