Dr. Puja Gurung

Overview

Dr. Puja Gurung, MD, is the Hospitalist specialist in Alton, Illinois. She attended and graduated from medical school in 2005, having over 19 years of diverse experience, especially in Hospitalist. She is affiliated with many hospitals including Alton Memorial Hospital, Christian Hospital Northeast-Northwest. Dr. Puja Gurung also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Fairview Heights Medical Group Sc. Dr. Puja Gurung accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (618) 462-7240 to request Dr. Puja Gurung the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - She does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - She does report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
• EHR - She does not use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
• MHI - She does not commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• MOC - She does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.

Language Spoken by Dr. Puja Gurung

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians / Hospitalist click for detail Hospitalist Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.	036.131486	Illinois

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Alton Memorial Hospital	Alton, Illinois	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Christian Hospital Northeast-Northwest	Saint Louis, Missouri	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
Fairview Heights Medical Group Sc	Fairview Heights Medical Group Sc	94

Practice Locations

This doctor profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Friday, November 17, 2017, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Monday, June 10, 2013. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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Dr. Puja Gurung [NPI: 1063727832]Hospitalist