Individual Healthcare Provider
Melissa Sue Puffenbarger, M.D.
Provider's NPPES record last updated: December 14, 2023
Overview
- Entity Type
- Individual Healthcare Provider
- NPI
- 1023377769
- Primary Specialty
- Pediatrics — Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Practice Location
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Sole Proprietor
- No
Federal Screening
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List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE)
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- Source data
- September 10, 2026
- Records indexed
- 84,001
- Screened
- Sep 21, 2026, 6:59 AM UTC
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- Screened
- Not checked
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Specialties & Taxonomies
- Primary
Pediatrics
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
A pediatrician who has special qualifications to manage emergencies in infants and children.
Taxonomy code 2080P0204X Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Pediatric Emergency Medicine is a clinical subspecialty that focuses on the care of the acutely ill or injured child in the setting of an emergency department.
Taxonomy code 207PP0204XPediatrics
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive healthcare to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development.
Taxonomy code 208000000X
Provider-Reported License Information
- Pediatrics (Kentucky)
- 56472
- Emergency Medicine (Kentucky)
- 56472
- Pediatrics (Missouri)
- 2015029488
- Pediatrics (Missouri)
- 2015029488
Practice Locations
Practice Location
231 E Chestnut St
Louisville, Kentucky 40202-1821
Phone: (502) 629-6000
Additional Practice Location
1000 S Limestone
Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0001
Phone: (859) 323-5901
Fax: (859) 323-3040
Additional Practice Location
615 S New Ballas Rd
Saint Louis, Missouri 63141
Phone: (314) 251-6816
Additional Practice Location
615 S New Ballas Rd
Saint Louis, Missouri 63141
Phone: (314) 251-6816
Record Information
- Enumeration Date
- May 15, 2012
- Provider's NPPES Record Last Updated
- December 14, 2023
- Certification Date
- December 14, 2023
- NPISignal NPPES Dataset
- August 2026
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