Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.

Venkata Puneet Ponakala, MD

Individual provider Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · NPI 1982270872

Venkata Puneet Ponakala, MD is an Internal Medicine in Denville, New Jersey. Qualified in 2020, 6 years ago. Practices with Hospital Medicine Services of Tn LLC, a 273-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Tennessee.

Years since qualifying
6
Licensed in
TN
In the registry since
2021
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

Student / training record This NPI belongs to someone enrolled in a health care training programme. It carries no licence and no practice of its own, so no address or phone number is published for it.

Denville, NJ

Specialties & licences

Hospitalist Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208M00000X · Licence 72046 (TN)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Taxonomy 390200000X

Record details

NPI number1982270872
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedJune 1, 2021
Last updated in NPPESFebruary 12, 2026
Certification dateFebruary 12, 2026

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyINTERNAL MEDICINE
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2020 (6 years in practice)
Group practice Hospital Medicine Services Of Tn Llc — 273 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

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