Dr Swathy Puthalapattu, MD in Tucson, AZ - Medicare Pulmonary Disease

Dr Swathy Puthalapattu, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease" physician in Tucson, Arizona. She graduated from medical school in 2004 and has 21 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Pulmonary Disease. She is a member of the group practice El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center Inc and her current practice location is 3601 S 6th Ave, Tucson, Arizona. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (785) 224-3194.

Dr Swathy Puthalapattu is licensed to practice in Arizona (license number 55387) and she also participates in the medicare program. She accepts medicare assignments (which means she accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and her NPI Number is 1447443486.

Contact Information

	Dr Swathy Puthalapattu, MD
	3601 S 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85723-4524
	(785) 224-3194
	Not Available

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Swathy Puthalapattu
Gender	Female
Speciality	Pulmonary Disease
Experience	21 Years
Location	3601 S 6th Ave, Tucson, Arizona
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. She accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Dr Swathy Puthalapattu graduated from medical school in 2004

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1447443486
Provider Enumeration Date: 08/23/2007
Last Update Date: 08/15/2025

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 0648649368
Enrollment ID: I20230307003107

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Swathy Puthalapattu such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1447443486	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207RC0200X	Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine	Q0155 (Texas)	Secondary
207RP1001X	Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease	55387 (Arizona)	Primary

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center Inc	6305739244	242

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Dr Swathy Puthalapattu allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.

Entity Name	El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center, Inc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1487602736 PECOS PAC ID: 6305739244 Enrollment ID: O20040205000098

Entity Name	Sound Physicians Intensivists Of Arizona Inc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1962944702 PECOS PAC ID: 9537443130 Enrollment ID: O20170227001893

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Dr Swathy Puthalapattu is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Dr Swathy Puthalapattu, MD 5050 N Bonita Ridge Ave, Tucson, AZ 85750-6259 Ph: (785) 224-3194	Dr Swathy Puthalapattu, MD 3601 S 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85723-4524 Ph: (785) 224-3194

Reviews and Comments

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Kenneth Alex Murachanian, M.D. Pulmonary Disease Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 4001 E Sunrise Dr Ste 161, Tucson, AZ 85718 Phone: 520-408-6955 Fax: 520-408-9537
Dr. Kathryn L Bates, DO Pulmonary Disease Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 6567 E Carondelet Dr Ste 225, Tucson, AZ 85710 Phone: 520-886-3432 Fax: 520-886-0169

Dr Swathy Puthalapattu, MD - Medicare Pulmonary Disease in Tucson, AZ