Physician

Paul Andrew Puckett, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Paul Puckett, M.D. (NPI: 1174502017) practices hand surgery in the Missoula, MT market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Missoula, MT. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is MISSOULA BONE & JOINT, LLC (NPI: 1447207212; TIN: 841392819) and primary practice location at 59808-1811. Puckett is affiliated with the Caravan Collaborative Pathways (ACO ID: A4604), Caravan Health ACO 50 LLC (ACO ID: A5160), and CoreHealth Alliance LLC (ACO ID: A5645), participating under the MSSP model.

Puckett's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 532 traditional Medicare patients, billed 3,468 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $206,172 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99203 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 84 prescription claims across 61 beneficiaries totaling $384 in drug costs, led by Acetaminophen-Codeine (Acetaminophen With Codeine). DME data shows 45 claims. No Open Payments records. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has risen steadily, from $177,415 to $206,172. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $510 and ending at $384. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and changed little.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	357	3,262	$177,415
2016	357	2,421	$148,906
2017	348	2,958	$184,171
2018	421	2,899	$186,577
2019	526	3,884	$223,084
2020	455	3,147	$200,570
2021	511	4,370	$281,151
2022	493	3,121	$215,322
2023	467	4,167	$258,332
2024	532	3,468	$206,172

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	53	77	$510
2016	47	67	$669
2017	38	55	$342
2018	35	63	$529
2019	40	60	$371
2020	31	58	$444
2021	39	62	$247
2022	57	79	$409
2023	51	77	$359
2024	61	84	$384

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	92	102	$6,456
2016	31	32	$2,293
2017	54	56	$4,443
2018	49	55	$8,049
2019	47	51	$6,609
2020	64	65	$8,645
2021	91	103	$14,275
2022	75	75	$8,160
2023	54	56	$8,377
2024	44	45	$6,298

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
99203	New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	151	151	$71
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	273	372	$62
73130	X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	84	122	$27
97140	Therapy procedure using manual technique, each 15 minutes	66	135	$16
J0702	Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	114	475	$5

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	33	66	$93
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	12	55	$90
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	20	521	$51

Top 5 DME services in 2024

By Total Medicare Payment Amount.

HCPCS Code	HCPCS Description	Supplier Rental Indicator	Total Supplier Beneficiaries	Total Supplier Claims	Total Medicare Payment Amount
L3913	Hand finger orthosis, without joints, may include soft interface, straps, custom fabricated, includes fitting and adjustment	N	24	25	$5,135
L3908	Wrist hand orthosis, wrist extension control cock-up, non molded, prefabricated, off-the-shelf	N	20	20	$1,163

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Paul Andrew Puckett, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Paul Andrew Puckett, M.D. (NPI 1174502017), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Paul Andrew Puckett, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Paul Andrew Puckett, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for Caravan Collaborative Pathways (MSSP, ACO ID A4604), Caravan Health ACO 50 LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5160), and CoreHealth Alliance LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5645).

What billing organization is linked to Paul Andrew Puckett, M.D.?

Paul Andrew Puckett, M.D. is linked to MISSOULA BONE & JOINT, LLC (billing NPI 1447207212) in the available physician profile data.

Does Paul Andrew Puckett, M.D. have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.