Viren Premnath Punja, M.D.
NPI 1144540295ActiveIndividual· Surgery, Trauma Surgery· Omaha, NE
Surgery, Trauma Surgery (M.D.) with Alegent Creighton Clinic, practicing in Omaha, Nebraska. Medicare paid $54,408 for services to 285 patients in 2024. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 11 companies reporting payments in 2025, $10,558 in all, mostly education. Lists Chi Health Bergan Mercy and 3 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1144540295 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 10, 2010 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 14, 2019 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery, Trauma Surgery Primary | 2086S0127X | 31555 | NE |
| Surgery | 208600000X | MT196177 | PA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (NE) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 285 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 672 across 50 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $54,408 |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Alegent Creighton ClinicOmaha, NE · 963 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Chi Health Bergan MercyOmaha, NE
- Chi Health LakesideOmaha, NE
- Chi Health MidlandsPapillion, NE
- Chi Health Missouri ValleyMissouri Valley, IA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$10,558 · 46 payments from 11 companies
- 2024$574.72 · 22 payments from 9 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $9,010 | 27 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $1,337 | 10 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $42.75 | 1 |
| Genzyme Corporation | $34.52 | 1 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $27.31 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Education$6,000 · 4 payments
- Travel and Lodging$3,580 · 17 payments
- Food and Beverage$977.77 · 25 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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