What is Ajay Kumar's specialty?

Ajay Kumar (NPI 1922141241) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Columbia, MD.

Where does Ajay Kumar practice?

Ajay Kumar practices in Columbia, MD, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1922141241.

How much does Medicare pay Ajay Kumar?

Ajay Kumar (NPI 1922141241) received approximately $163K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 648 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1922141241

Ajay KumarM.D.

NephrologyColumbia, MDI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,264

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,734

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$158K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 215 Nephrology providers in MD — above median (cohort median 1,560).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

204

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$33K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

25.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Losartan Potassium30 claims

Amlodipine Besylate27 claims

Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate24 claims

Doxazosin Mesylate20 claims

Hydrochlorothiazide20 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$46

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$43

Education$3

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$43

Education$3

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ajay 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). 103 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NPI 1255335535	143	336
HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC,	134	416
Jia Liu Nephrology · Columbia, MD	103	800
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Md Clinical Laboratory · Baltimore, MD	90	269
NORTHWEST HOSPITAL CENTER, INC.	87	341
Tin Maung Nephrology · Columbia, MD	84	563
Ping-Hsin Chen Nephrology · Columbia, MD	81	304
Leonid Klopouh Nephrology · Owings Mills, MD	71	168
Robert Fuld Nephrology · Owings Mills, MD	70	132
Mary Pieprzak Nephrology · Columbia, MD	70	413
SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE, INC.	67	173
Eric Brown Nephrology · Owings Mills, MD	61	279

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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