Melissa Sue Puffenbarger, M.D.

Primary specialty

Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) PhysicianTaxonomy code 2080P0204X

License

56472 Issued in KY

Practice address

231 E Chestnut St
Louisville, KY 40202-1821

Phone

(502) 629-6000

Fax

(502) 852-8556

NPI assigned

May 15, 2012

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 4

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in KY

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

85.77 of 100Reported as group

Quality

68.25

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

72.39

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: mpuffenbarger266578@ukhcdirect.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, Inc

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Lexington, KY
  • NPI 1326091448

  Pediatrics

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Norton Children'S Medical Group, LLC

  • Psychiatry Physician
  • Louisville, KY
  • NPI 1457999096
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• University of Kentucky

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • Lexington, KY
  • NPI 1770771974
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Norton Children'S Medical Group, LLC

  • Pediatric Radiology Physician
  • Louisville, KY
  • NPI 1659913812
  NPD

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "city": "CHICAGO",
            "state": "IL",
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• Luke Puckett, D.C.
• Mark Alan Puckett
• Naqueesha Puckett
• Puerto Medical Group PSC
• Alfonso Puerto, MD
• Elise A. Puffer, APRN
• Lisa C Puffer, ARNP
• Lucia Belen Puga Sanchez, MD
• Aurelio Puga Jr., ATC
• Kenneth Gregory Pugh, M.D.

• Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician in Louisville, KY
• Providers in Louisville, KY by specialty
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician in Kentucky

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 14, 2023; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.