Dr. Vichin C. Puri, MD

  • Dallas, TX
  • Transplant surgery physician
NPI1003060211PAC ID6901084656
Medicare services, 2024
125
Medicare patients, 2024
91
Part D claims, 2024
79
Publications
11
Clinical trials
10
Practice address
1441 North Beckley Avenue, Dallas, TX 75203
Practice phone
Call (214) 947-8181
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Primary practice

Methodist Dallas Medical Center

Hospital · Dallas, Texas

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Dr. Vichin C. Puri is a transplant surgery physician in Dallas, Texas

Dr. Puri practices at Methodist Dallas Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, part of Methodist Hospitals of Dallas.

Dr. Puri's NPI, 1003060211, was assigned on November 14, 2008. Dr. Puri graduated from Other in 2003. Dr. Puri holds Texas license R1109.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6901084656
NPI enumeration date
November 14, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(214) 947-8181
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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. Vichin C. Puri practices at Methodist Dallas Medical Center in Dallas, Texas

Dr. Puri's primary practice is Methodist Dallas Medical Center, at 1441 North Beckley Avenue, Dallas, TX 75203 in Dallas County. The practice phone is (214) 947-8181.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Vichin C. Puri is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Puri's primary practice is Methodist Dallas Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, part of Methodist Hospitals of Dallas. Dr. Puri is also affiliated with Methodist Southwest Medical Center. The medical group on file is Methodist Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Puri to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Vichin C. Puri's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Methodist Dallas Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Vichin C. Puri is one of 76 transplant surgery physicians in Texas

Transplant surgery is Dr. Puri's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 204F00000X. Dr. Puri is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Puri's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, California and Tennessee.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Transplant surgery, TexasPrimaryLicense R1109 · 2016 to 2027 · taxonomy 204F00000X
  • California license2010 to 2019
  • Tennessee license2013 to 2017

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists kidney transplant and removal of damaged skin or skin graft among the conditions Dr. Puri treats.

Transplant surgery physicians near Dr. Puri

Counts of transplant surgery physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

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

Dr. Vichin C. Puri billed Medicare for 125 services in 2024

CMS data shows 125 Medicare services from Dr. Puri across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 91 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $29,876 for them.

Medicare services, 2024125
Medicare patients91
Paid by Medicare$29,876
Procedure codes6

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1382024: 10325%
Surgery
2023: 02024: 22

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

  • In an office5342%
  • In a facility7258%

Dr. Puri compared with the Texas median for transplant surgery physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Puri
  • Texas median
Medicare services
125vs 9729% above
Medicare patients
91vs 4698% above
Part D claims
78vs 4190% above

Medians across 71 transplant surgery physicians in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Puri'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. Vichin C. Puri treated 91 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 64

CMS counts 91 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Puri in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 46 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.87, 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. Puri's median patient age at 64, with 47% women.

Medicare patients, 202491
Average age64
Average risk score4.87
Also on Medicaid23%

Dr. Puri's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Puri's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women3842%
  • Men5358%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Chronic kidney disease67%
  4. Diabetes60%
  5. Arthritis46%
  6. Anxiety38%
  7. Heart failure34%
  8. Ischemic heart disease33%

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

Dr. Puri's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 64

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women47%
  • Men51%

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

Dr. Vichin C. Puri wrote 79 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Puri wrote 79 Medicare Part D claims for 36 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 78 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,973 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 80 claims across 5 drugs.

Part D claims, 202479
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$1,973
Part D patients36

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

  • Generic73 claims92%
  • Brand-name and other6 claims8%

Dr. Puri's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023

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. Puri's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids15%12 of 79 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, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Claims for drugs CMS names
2022: 802023: 783%

Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2023, 5 in 2022.

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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

How Dr. Vichin C. Puri takes part in Medicare

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Vichin C. Puri has 11 publications on record

Dmand AI links 11 papers to Dr. Puri, published from 2010 to 2023. 2010 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Puri's most frequent co-authors are Stephen Merola, MD, Alejandro Mejia, MD and Huy Quoc Nong, MD.

Papers11
Years published2010 to 2023

Dr. Puri's papers by year, 2010 to 2023

Dr. Puri's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Puri

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Vichin C. Puri has worked on 10 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Dr. Puri to 10 clinical trials, 4 of them phase 2 studies. 9 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Adenocarcinoma of Lung, Biliary Atresia and Low Back Pain.

Clinical trials with Dr. Puri by phase

  1. NonePhase 1: no trials
  2. 4Phase 2: 4 trials
  3. 1Phase 2/3: 1 trial
  4. NonePhase 3: no trials
  5. NonePhase 4: no trials

Trials with no phase (devices, behavioral studies) are left out.

Conditions in Dr. Puri's trials

  • Adenocarcinoma of Lung
  • Biliary Atresia
  • Low Back Pain
  • Malocclusion
  • Muscular Atrophy

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Puri

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Puri

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Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Vichin C. Puri received $13,101 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 116 general payments to Dr. Puri from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 46% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $8,706.

General payments to Dr. Puri by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Puri by kind, 2016 to 2025

$13.1Kin total
  • Education$6,00046%
  • Food and beverage$3,35026%
  • Travel and lodging$3,30125%
  • Honoraria$4503%

Companies that paid Dr. Puri the most, 2016 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. Vichin C. Puri has 4 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 4 awards for Dr. Puri, most recently Rookie Surgeon of the Year in 2014.

Awards and honors for Dr. Puri

  1. 2014
    • Rookie Surgeon of the Year
  2. 2011
    • Golden Apple Teaching Award
  3. 2009
    • Resident of the Year
  4. 2008
    • New York Hospital Queens Critical Care Resident of the Year

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Vichin C. Puri graduated from Other

Dr. Puri graduated from Other in 2003.

  1. Medical schoolOther
  2. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery
  3. Board certified in astsASTS

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Vichin C. Puri accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Puri is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Cigna
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Humana
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • +9 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Puri accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO12
  2. HMO10
  3. Medicare10
  4. POS4
  5. EPO1
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Vichin C. Puri'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Vichin C. Puri's NPI number?

Dr. Vichin C. Puri's NPI number is 1003060211. It was assigned on November 14, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Vichin C. Puri?

Dr. Vichin C. Puri is a transplant surgery physician in Dallas, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Transplant Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 204F00000X).

Where does Dr. Vichin C. Puri practice?

Dr. Puri practices at 1441 North Beckley Avenue, Dallas, TX 75203. Dr. Puri's primary practice is Methodist Dallas Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, part of Methodist Hospitals of Dallas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Puri to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Vichin C. Puri's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Puri is (214) 947-8181.

What is Dr. Vichin C. Puri's medical license number?

Dr. Puri holds Texas license R1109, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Vichin C. Puri been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Puri in Texas (2016 to 2027), California (2010 to 2019) and Tennessee (2013 to 2017).

Which hospitals is Dr. Vichin C. Puri affiliated with?

Dr. Puri practices at Methodist Dallas Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Puri is also affiliated with Methodist Southwest Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Puri to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Vichin C. Puri part of?

Dr. Puri is linked to Methodist Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Puri to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Vichin C. Puri accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Puri billed Medicare for 125 services in 2024, and Dr. Puri accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Vichin C. Puri see?

CMS counts 91 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Puri in 2024, with an average age of 64.

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Is Dr. Vichin C. Puri board certified?

Yes. Dr. Puri is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

What services does Dr. Vichin C. Puri bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Puri's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), office visit, new patient (99204) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. Vichin C. Puri go to medical school?

Dr. Puri graduated from Other in 2003.

What drugs does Dr. Vichin C. Puri prescribe most?

In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Puri's most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium, Carvedilol and Nifedipine ER.

Has Dr. Vichin C. Puri received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $13,101 in general payments to Dr. Puri from 27 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Vichin C. Puri been practicing?

Dr. Puri graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.

Does Dr. Vichin C. Puri do research?

Dmand AI links 11 publications to Dr. Puri, published from 2010 to 2023. Dr. Puri has worked on 10 clinical trials.

Who does Dr. Vichin C. Puri publish with?

Dr. Puri's most frequent co-authors are Stephen Merola, MD (2 shared papers), Alejandro Mejia, MD (1 shared paper) and Huy Quoc Nong, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Vichin C. Puri accept?

Dr. Puri is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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