What is Shekar Kumar's specialty?

Shekar Kumar (NPI 1811978661) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Greenwood, SC.

Where does Shekar Kumar practice?

Shekar Kumar practices in Greenwood, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1811978661.

How much does Medicare pay Shekar Kumar?

Shekar Kumar (NPI 1811978661) received approximately $290K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 2,192 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1811978661

Shekar KumarMD

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CardiologyGreenwood, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

4,638

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,976

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$266K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 243 Cardiology providers in SC — top quintile (cohort median 3,582).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,429

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$491K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

32.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Clopidogrel Bisulfate395 claims

Metoprolol Succinate289 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium229 claims

Metoprolol Tartrate209 claims

Apixaban193 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.7

Quality

89.4

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.83%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Shekar 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). 135 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SELF REGIONAL HEALTHCARE	1,510	3,964
SELF REGIONAL HEALTHCARE	769	1,352
Braxton Mcclung Diagnostic Radiology · Brooklyn, NY	285	512
Thomas Pritchard Cardiology · Greenwood, SC	271	600
COSMELLO, SAMUEL	236	412
Harvey Hatcher Family Practice · Greenwood, SC	223	515
Priya Kumar Cardiology · Greenwood, SC	197	497
Angela Lopez De Leon Cardiology · Greenwood, SC	165	423
John Hobson Vascular Surgery · Hendersonville, NC	155	285
GREENVILLE HEALTH SYSTEM	154	365
Gregory Givens Emergency Medicine · Greenwood, SC	153	276
BROOKSBANK, RICHARD	137	247

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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