Individual provider Active NPI

Ross C Puffer, MD

  • Neurological Surgery Physician
  • Bethesda, MD
National Provider Identifier
1023456985
Registry record updated Apr 17, 2024
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Neurological Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207T00000X
License
0101270024 Issued in VA
Practice address
8901 Wisconsin Ave
Bethesda, MD 20889-0001
Phone
(301) 295-4000
NPI assigned
Jun 12, 2013
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Apr 17, 2024

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X 0101270024 VA Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

8901 Wisconsin Ave
Bethesda, MD 20889-0001

Mailing address

8901 Wisconsin Ave
Bethesda, MD 20889-0004
Phone (301) 295-4000

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in MD
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

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20231108000534 MD Practitioner - Neurosurgery 9234379777 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Neurosurgery
Education
Mayo Medical School, 2013
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Shock Trauma Associates PAGroup PAC ID 6800882317, 258 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

22 S Green St
Baltimore, MD 21201-1544
Phone (410) 328-6704

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • University of Maryland Medical Center Hospital, Baltimore, MD, CCN 210002

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
100 of 100Reported as group
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Spinal fusion1-10
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)1-10

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
0101270024VAMDNeurological Surgery Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Shock Trauma Associates, P.a. CurrentSince Sep 18, 2023 Accepting new patients
University of Maryland Neurosurgery Associates P a Neurological Surgery CurrentSince Sep 18, 2023 Accepting new patients

Locations

250 W Pratt St
Ste 900
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone (410) 328-6267

22 S Greene St
Ste 12D
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone (410) 328-6034

22 S Greene St
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone (410) 328-5793

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: rpuffer1060235@direct.umm.edu

Organizations & group practices 2

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.

Hospital & facility affiliations 1

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

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

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            "city": "BETHESDA",
            "state": "MD",
            "postal_code": "208890004",
            "telephone_number": "301-295-4000"
        },
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    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
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        "first_name": "ROSS",
        "middle_name": "C",
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        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2013-06-12",
        "last_updated": "2024-04-17",
        "certification_date": "2024-04-17",
        "status": "A"
    },
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    "identifiers": [],
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}

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