George Richard Puente, M.D.

Primary specialty

Gastroenterology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RG0100X

License

20074 Issued in LA

Practice address

4228 Houma Blvd
Ste 520
Metairie, LA 70006-3016

Phone

(504) 456-8020

Fax

(504) 456-8021

NPI assigned

Jun 1, 2005

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in LA

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

Specialty

Gastroenterology

Education

Tulane University School of Medicine, 1988

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, PLLCGroup PAC ID 3375531379, 616 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• East Jefferson General Hospital Hospital, Metairie, LA, CCN 190176
• West Jefferson Medical Center Hospital, Marrero, LA, CCN 190039

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

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.

• Texas Digestive Disease Consultants PLLC

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • Covington, LA
  • NPI 1295428415
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund

  • Specialist
  • New Orleans, LA
  • NPI 1528014164
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• East Jefferson Physicians Group LLC

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • New Orleans, LA
  • NPI 1922293372
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• New Orleans la Uptown West Bank Endoscopy ASC LLC

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Marrero, LA
  • NPI 1780865634
  NPD
• Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, PLLC

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • Thibodaux, LA
  • NPI 1154837391
  NPD
• Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund

  • Specialist
  • Hattiesburg, MS
  • NPI 1033395298
  NPD
• Metairie Physician Services Inc.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Metairie, LA
  • NPI 1801233648
  NPD (past)
• Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, PLLC

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • Irving, TX
  • NPI 1053397331
  NPD (past)

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

• University Healthcare System, L.C.

  • Ambulance
  • Metairie, LA
  • NPI 1023717683

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• University Healthcare System, L.C.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • New Orleans, LA
  • NPI 1033611454
  Care Compare affiliation
• University Healthcare System, L.C.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Metairie, LA
  • NPI 1497792527
  Care Compare affiliation
• University Healthcare System, L.C.

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Covington, LA
  • NPI 1790722825
  Care Compare affiliation
• West Jefferson Holdings, LLC

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Marrero, LA
  • NPI 1265437644
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_2": "SUITE S-450",
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            "state": "LA",
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            "telephone_number": "504-349-6423",
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• Anthony G. Pruett, MD
• Psyched LLC
• Dawn Marie Puente, MD
• Joseph H. Puente, MD
• Marco T Puente
• Pupils Optical LLC
• Pur Therapeutics LLC
• Pure Dermatology LLC

• Gastroenterology Physician in Metairie, LA
• Providers in Metairie, LA by specialty
• Gastroenterology Physician in Louisiana

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Nov 13, 2013; 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.

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