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Dheeraj Puppala, M.D.

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • West Columbia, SC
National Provider Identifier
1396090551
Registry record updated Oct 14, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Hospitalist PhysicianTaxonomy code 208M00000X
License
51544 Issued in SC
Practice address
2720 Sunset Blvd
West Columbia, SC 29169-4810
Phone
(803) 936-7372
Fax
(803) 936-4102
NPI assigned
Jul 13, 2012
Last updated
Oct 14, 2025By the provider in NPPES
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Oct 14, 2025

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

Specialties & licenses 3

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X 125062174 IL
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X 51544 SC
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X 51544 SC Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

2720 Sunset Blvd
West Columbia, SC 29169-4810

Mailing address

PO Box 6069
West Columbia, SC 29171-6069
Phone (803) 936-7372

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in SC
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services
  • Medical equipment
  • Home health
  • Power mobility devices
  • Hospice
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20171031003158 SC Practitioner - Internal Medicine 4082926860 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Internal Medicine
Education
Other, 2007
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Lexington Health IncGroup PAC ID 2567872070, 905 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

2720 Sunset Blvd
West Columbia, SC 29169-4810
Phone (803) 791-2350

Hospital & facility affiliations

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
84.09 of 100Reported as group
Quality
68.87
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40
Cost
78.11

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Removal of tissue1-10

National Provider Directory

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

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
125062174ILMDInternal Medicine Physician
51544SCMDInternal Medicine Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Lexington County Health Services District Inc Current Accepting new patients
Lexington Health Inc Internal Medicine CurrentSince Dec 28, 2021 Accepting new patients
Vibra Physicians LLC Hospitalist CurrentSince Sep 1, 2020 Accepting new patients
Lexington Health Inc Current Accepting new patients
Lexington Health Inc Internal Medicine CurrentSince Dec 28, 2021 Accepting new patients
Lexington Health Inc Past Accepting new patients

Locations

811 W Main St
Ste 101
Lexington, SC 29072
Phone (803) 936-7230

1200 Hospital Dr
Mt Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone (843) 226-7721

2720 Sunset Blvd
West Columbia, SC 29169
Phone (803) 791-2480

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: dpuppala152017@aurora.direct-ci.com
  • Direct secure messaging: dpuppala87061@direct.lexmed.com

Organizations & group practices 6

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

Hospital & facility affiliations 7

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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    "practiceLocations": [],
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}

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