Physician Profile
Dileep K. Puppala, M.D.
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Puppala
Dileep K. Puppala, M.D. is a healthcare provider in Houston, TX specializing in pulmonary disease. Dileep is also listed as specializing in critical care medicine, specialist, and sleep medicine. According to Medicare claims data, Dileep cared for 2,233 Medicare patients across 55,772 services. The services billed most often include injection, tezepelumab-ekko, 1 mg, injection, mepolizumab, 1 mg, and established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
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Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (281) 955-0338
- Email not available
Practice Locations
13219 DOTSON RD STE 210
Houston, TX 77070
10726 Huffmeister Rd Ste 200
Houston, TX 77065
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Pulmonary Disease generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Airway disorders
Blood vessel disorders
Critical care
Diagnostic findings
Environmental lung diseases
Genetic conditions
Infections
- Community-acquired pneumonia
- Fungal lung infection
- Legionnaires' Disease
- Lung abscess
- NTM lung infection
- Severe Pneumonia
- Tuberculosis
- Valley fever
- Walking Pneumonia in Children
- Whooping Cough
Inflammatory conditions
Lung growths
Occupational & environmental
Pleural disorders
Post-infection conditions
Sleep disorders
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
- Shallow Breathing In Sleep
- Snoring
- Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
- Waking Up Gasping Or Choking
Structural lung conditions
Symptoms
- Blue Baby Syndrome
- Chest congestion
- Coughing up blood
- Low oxygen levels
- Rapid Breathing
- Severe asthma attack
- Wheezing
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
Airway care
Airway management
Biopsies
Biopsies & diagnostics
Breathing tests
- 6-minute walk test
- Asthma challenge test
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET)
- Exhaled nitric oxide test
Cancer diagnostic procedures
Consultations
Counseling & prevention
Critical care
Diagnostic procedures
Drainage care
Imaging
Interventional procedures
Lab tests
Lung tests
Medications
Monitoring
Pleural procedures
- Chest tube insertion
- Draining lung fluid
- Medical thoracoscopy
- Permanent chest drain insertion
- Pleural sealing procedure
Procedures
Rehabilitation
Screening
Sleep equipment
Sleep medicine
Sleep treatments
Specialist evaluations
Specialized testing
Treatments
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
55,772 services · 2,233 patients · 25 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | Procedure | 31624 |
15 | Less often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | Treatment | 96401 |
455 | More than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | Treatment | 94010 |
371 | More than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | Treatment | 94726 |
136 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | Treatment | 94729 |
126 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | Treatment | 94060 |
82 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | Treatment | 96372 |
79 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Test for exercise-induced lung stress | Treatment | 94618 |
77 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older) | Treatment | 95811 |
73 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Sleep study in sleep lab (6 years or older) | Treatment | 95810 |
69 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other lung specialists at this location 6
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Related specialists at this location 3
Clinically related specialties at the same address — the people this provider most likely works alongside.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
More connections — 31 related providers in 4 groups
Other lung specialists in Houston 7
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1994 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope 8
Providers in TX who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What kind of doctor is Dileep K. Puppala?
Dileep K. Puppala is a lung specialist in Houston, TX. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Pulmonary Disease”.
NPI registry
What is Dileep K. Puppala's address?
Dileep K. Puppala is listed at 13219 Dotson Rd Ste 210, Houston, TX 77070. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How can I make an appointment with Dileep K. Puppala?
The number on file is (281) 955-0338. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Dileep K. Puppala's NPI number?
Dileep K. Puppala's National Provider Identifier is 1215989900. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dileep K. Puppala train?
Dileep K. Puppala attended Other, graduating in 1994. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dileep K. Puppala been practicing?
Dileep K. Puppala has 32 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1994, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What procedures does Dileep K. Puppala perform?
According to Medicare billing data, Dileep K. Puppala performs procedures including irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope; provides treatments such as administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle and test to measure expiratory airflow and volume, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dileep K. Puppala confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dileep K. Puppala. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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Provider data sourced from the NPPES NPI Registry and CMS public datasets. Information is provided for reference and is not medical advice.