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Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD

Accepting New Patients

(665 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine

1209 Columbia Drive
Milledgeville, GA 31061

(478) 452-3200

Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD is a pulmonologist in Milledgeville, GA specializing in adult pulmonology and sleep medicine. Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD is affiliated with Piedmont Healthcare and MIDDLE GEORGIA CHEST AND MEDICAL CENTER, LLC.

Office Locations

Piedmont Healthcare

1209 Columbia Drive
Milledgeville, GA 31061

(478) 452-3200

(478) 452-1515

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

Doppler echocardiography

phlebotomy for lab tests

screening test

By Affordability:

ALT test

AST test

bilirubin test

cholesterol screening

chronic care

complete blood count

lactate dehydrogenase test

lipid profile

liver function tests

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD performed more A1C test, blood draw, cardiac procedures, complete blood count (CBC), co-oximetry, Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), Holter monitoring, lab tests, lipid profile, phlebotomy for lab tests, and screening test procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for ALT (SGPT) test, AST (SGOT) test, bilirubin test, cholesterol screening, chronic care, complete blood count (CBC), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) test, lipid profile, and liver function tests (LFTs) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Milledgeville, GA during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	152
ambulatory monitoring	66
blood draw	1504
cardiac procedures	703
diabetes management	170
doctor visit	1865
hospital care	731
inpatient care	731
lab tests	10978
preventive care	1828
pulmonary testing	525
sleep study	353
stress testing	61
thoracic (chest) imaging	345
ultrasound (sonogram)	687
vascular procedures	71
X-rays	345

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Milledgeville, GA during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	122
ambulatory monitoring	64
blood draw	1483
cardiac procedures	863
diabetes management	152
doctor visit	1624
emergency care	12
hospital care	561
inpatient care	561
lab tests	10224
preventive care	1698
pulmonary testing	505
sleep study	263
stress testing	47
thoracic (chest) imaging	324
ultrasound (sonogram)	860
vascular procedures	75
X-rays	324

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	818
Female	938

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1121
Black	611
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	567
From 75 to 84	433
85 and over	239
Less than 65	517

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	44
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Milledgeville, GA during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	89
ambulatory monitoring	79
blood draw	1384
cardiac procedures	684
diabetes management	163
doctor visit	1599
emergency care	13
hospital care	435
inpatient care	435
lab tests	5556
preventive care	587
pulmonary testing	511
sleep study	214
thoracic (chest) imaging	296
ultrasound (sonogram)	687
vascular procedures	82
X-rays	296

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	792
Female	903

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1117
Black	557
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	575
From 75 to 84	426
85 and over	240
Less than 65	454

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	42
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Milledgeville, GA during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	51
ambulatory monitoring	80
blood draw	1322
cardiac procedures	630
diabetes management	170
doctor visit	1471
emergency care	14
hospital care	367
inpatient care	367
lab tests	4639
preventive care	408
pulmonary testing	463
sleep study	134
stress testing	23
thoracic (chest) imaging	292
ultrasound (sonogram)	626
vascular procedures	88
X-rays	292

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1332
Female	1444

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1784
Black	930
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	906
From 75 to 84	692
85 and over	396
Less than 65	782

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	45
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Milledgeville, GA during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	58
ambulatory monitoring	87
blood draw	1315
cardiac procedures	629
diabetes management	169
doctor visit	1471
hospital care	283
inpatient care	283
lab tests	4783
preventive care	435
pulmonary testing	445
rehabilitation	13
sleep study	127
stress testing	19
thoracic (chest) imaging	336
ultrasound (sonogram)	605
vascular procedures	63
X-rays	336

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	623
Female	678

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	864
Black	406
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	471
From 75 to 84	322
85 and over	191
Less than 65	317

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	40
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	43
Dementia	21
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Milledgeville, GA during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	59
ambulatory monitoring	91
blood draw	1535
cardiac procedures	568
chronic care	45
diabetes management	162
doctor visit	1654
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
lab tests	5134
preventive care	438
pulmonary testing	526
rehabilitation	21
sleep study	162
stress testing	20
thoracic (chest) imaging	363
ultrasound (sonogram)	526
vascular procedures	49
X-rays	363

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	599
Female	631

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	801
Black	406
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	429
From 75 to 84	324
85 and over	160
Less than 65	317

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	46
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Milledgeville, GA during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, chronic care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	67
ambulatory monitoring	95
blood draw	1394
cardiac procedures	319
chronic care	921
diabetes management	158
doctor visit	1498
hospital care	54
inpatient care	54
lab tests	5214
preventive care	465
pulmonary testing	448
sleep study	151
stress testing	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	273
vascular procedures	49

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	342
Female	349

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	458
Black	218
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	263
From 75 to 84	197
85 and over	86
Less than 65	145

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	47
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Milledgeville, GA during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, chronic care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	44
ambulatory monitoring	68
blood draw	1329
cardiac procedures	242
chronic care	1150
diabetes management	163
doctor visit	1461
lab tests	5092
preventive care	480
pulmonary testing	423
sleep study	105
stress testing	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	220
vascular procedures	46

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	239
Female	289

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	357
Black	158
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	77
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	45
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Milledgeville, GA during 2020 were lab tests, chronic care, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	31
ambulatory monitoring	31
blood draw	881
cardiac procedures	112
chronic care	1005
diabetes management	121
doctor visit	1574
lab tests	4389
preventive care	477
pulmonary testing	250
sleep study	60
ultrasound (sonogram)	100
vascular procedures	19

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	222
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	46
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	47
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Milledgeville, GA during 2021 were lab tests, blood draw, chronic care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	22
ambulatory monitoring	28
blood draw	806
cardiac procedures	93
chronic care	722
diabetes management	133
doctor visit	1199
lab tests	4137
preventive care	468
pulmonary testing	211
sleep study	48
ultrasound (sonogram)	82
vascular procedures	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	29
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Milledgeville, GA during 2022 were lab tests, blood draw, chronic care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	25
ambulatory monitoring	16
blood draw	736
cardiac procedures	93
chronic care	608
diabetes management	133
doctor visit	965
lab tests	4081
preventive care	480
pulmonary testing	229
sleep study	51
ultrasound (sonogram)	97
vascular procedures	20

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	151
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	33
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	43
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Milledgeville, GA were lab tests, blood draw, chronic care and preventive care.

airway management	65
ambulatory monitoring	64
blood draw	1244
cardiac procedures	448
chronic care	741
diabetes management	154
doctor visit	1489
emergency care	13
hospital care	352
inpatient care	352
lab tests	5838
preventive care	705
pulmonary testing	412
rehabilitation	17
sleep study	151
stress testing	29
thoracic (chest) imaging	326
ultrasound (sonogram)	433
vascular procedures	52
X-rays	326

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	460
Female	513

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	298
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	640
Hispanic	2
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	248
85 and over	136
Less than 65	250
65 to 74	339

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	21
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	10
Dementia	14

Education & Training

He completed residency at Jersey City Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease American Board of Internal Medicine - Sleep Medicine and has a state license in Georgia.

Residency: Jersey City Medical Center (1978)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease American Board of Internal Medicine - Sleep Medicine

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Piedmont Healthcare

MIDDLE GEORGIA CHEST AND MEDICAL CENTER, LLC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Blue California.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Blue California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 665 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Milledgeville, GA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$789 SYMBICORT $249	FARXIGA $211	FASENRA $129	BREZTRI $116	BREZTRI AEROSPHERE $29	Other $55
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$547 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $284	AREXVY $85	ANORO $72	NUCALA $37	ANORO ELLIPTA $27	Other $42
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$506 INVOKANA $256	XARELTO $250
Pfizer Inc.	$295 ELIQUIS $248	COLOGUARD $29	EUCRISA $18
Novo Nordisk Inc	$295 Ozempic $155	RYBELSUS $112	Tresiba $28
Other	$1,786 DUPIXENT $207	ELIQUIS $185	Repatha $112	DEXCOM G6 TRANSMITTER $94	MOUNJARO $91	Other $1,098

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,121
Education	$97

Biography

Dr. Ram Puri sees patients in Milledgeville, GA. His medical specialties are sleep medicine and adult pulmonology. Patients rated Dr. Puri highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is in-network for Blue California insurance. For his residency, Dr. Puri trained at Jersey City Medical Center. He is affiliated with Piedmont Healthcare. He welcomes new patients at his office inMilledgeville, GA as reported by Piedmont Healthcare.

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ram K. Puri, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

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General Payments

Biography

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