What is Robert Kumar's specialty?

Robert Kumar (NPI 1487846853) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in San Diego, CA.

Where does Robert Kumar practice?

Robert Kumar practices in San Diego, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1487846853.

How much does Medicare pay Robert Kumar?

Robert Kumar (NPI 1487846853) received approximately $71K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 259 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1487846853

Robert KumarMD

CardiologySan Diego, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

378

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

418

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$39K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,869 Cardiology providers in CA — bottom quintile (cohort median 2,371).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,684

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$376K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

26.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate276 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium137 claims

Apixaban126 claims

Furosemide110 claims

Losartan Potassium107 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

88.7

Quality

81.0

Cost

82.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

99.0

Payment adjustment

0.58%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$23K

Payment records

100

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$15K

Travel and Lodging$5K

Food and Beverage$4K

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$15K

Travel and Lodging$5K

Food and Beverage$4K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Robert Kumar's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 28 inbound referrers · 50 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	176	432
Sharp Healthcare Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	97	201
Matthew Labarbera Cardiology · The Dalles, OR	33	93
Neeraj Panchal Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	30	62
SAN DIEGO MEDICAL SERVICES ENTERPRISE, LLC	28	45
Bret Scher Internal Medicine · La Mesa, CA	26	60
Christopher Sebrechts Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	21	31
Scott Boles Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	21	30
Sharon Chien Internal Medicine · San Diego, CA	20	63
Shanoe Cutts Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	20	28
Kalpana Chalasani Internal Medicine · San Diego, CA	19	41
LOW, RUSSELL	19	41

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Sharp Healthcare Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	135	267
SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	100	230
Sharp Healthcare Clinical Laboratory · La Mesa, CA	62	105
Sharp Healthcare Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	56	176
Sharp Healthcare Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	54	158
Sharp Healthcare Clinical Laboratory · Chula Vista, CA	50	109
Paulo Guillinta Cardiology · Chula Vista, CA	47	114
Sharp Healthcare Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	47	103
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE OF SAN DIEGO, INC.	43	70
Sharp Healthcare Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	41	107
Matthew Labarbera Cardiology · The Dalles, OR	36	99
GROSSMONT HOSPITAL CORPORATION	32	47

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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